Carpal tunnel syndrome:Aa question of hand and wrist configurations?

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-324

  Kamolz, L P ^a   Beck, H ^a   Haslik, W ^a   Hogler R ^a   Rab, M ^a   Schrogendorfer K F ^a   Frey, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel configuration; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand configuration; Median nerve; Wrist configuration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAND; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULTRASOUND; WRIST;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 3042734243     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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