Clinical Utility of the Flick Maneuver in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 363-367

  Hansen, Pamela A ^a,b   Micklesen, Paula ^a   Robinson, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Apartment 112 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Diagnostic Testing; Physical Examination; Predictive Value of Tests; Specificity and Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLICK MANEUVER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHALEN MANEUVER; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINEL MANEUVER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1942501545     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000124439.14757.99     Document Type: Review

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