Use of quantitative abductor pollicis brevis strength testing in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1277-1283

  Liu, Fan ^a   Watson, H Kirk ^a   Carlson, Lois ^a   Lown, Ira ^a   Wollstein, Ronit ^a  

^a Scaife Hall ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247621857     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000254498.49588.2d     Document Type: Article

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