Evaluation of impairment of hand function in patients with cervical myelopathy

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 276-280

  Doita, Minoru ^a,d   Sakai, Hiroshi ^a   Harada, Toshihiko ^b   Nishida, Kotaro ^a   Miyamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Kaneko, Tasuku ^c   Kurosaka, Masahiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Hospital   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Hand function; Light touch sensation; Myelopathy; Position sense

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE TEST; HAND; HAND GRIP; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746548522     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000203275.97627.9f     Document Type: Article

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