Comparison of assessment tools to score recovery of function after repair of traumatic lesions of the median nerve

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-224

  Wong, K H ^a   Coert, J H ^a   Robinson, P H ^a   Meek, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional nerve recovery; Median nerve; Nerve testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NERVE INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL SCALE; MOBERG PICK UP TEST; MOBERG RECOGNITION TEST; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PINPRICK TEST; PRICK TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMMES WEINSTEIN MONOFILAMENT TEST; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THUMB; TOUCH; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION;

EID: 33747625836     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310600652878     Document Type: Article

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