Ultrasonography shows increased cross-sectional area of the median nerve in patients with arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 584-588

  Hammer, H B ^a   Hovden, I A H ^b   Haavardsholm, E A ^a   Kvien, T K ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Imaging; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POLYARTHRITIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646178175     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei218     Document Type: Article

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