Ultrasound of the median nerve;Échographie du nerf médian

Revue du Rhumatisme (Edition Francaise)

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-383

  Bianchi, Stefano ^a   Demondion, Xavier ^b   Bard, Hervé ^c   Montet, Xavier ^d   Martinoli, Carlo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Nerves; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247268677     PISSN: 11698330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rhum.2007.01.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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