Second Lumbrical Muscle Recordings Improve Localization in Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-261

  Brannegan, Richard ^a   Bartt, Russell ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrodiagnosis; Hand; Muscles; Nerve conduction; Numbness; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FINGERS; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33846482603     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.035     Document Type: Article

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