Lower median nerve block impairs precision grip

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-354

  Dun, Shouchen ^a   Kaufmann, Robert A ^a   Li, Zong Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Hand; Median nerve; Muscle; Precision grip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDICAL RECORD; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; TORQUE;

EID: 34047227254     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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