High-resolution ultrasound analysis of subsynovial connective tissue in human cadaver carpal tunnel

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2011-2020

  Ettema, Anke M ^a   Belohlavek, Marek ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Oh, Sang Ho ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Human; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SYNOVIUM; THICKNESS; WRIST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33749828339     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20252     Document Type: Article

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