Ultrasound features of carpal tunnel syndrome: A prospective case-control study

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-53

  Sernik, Renato A ^a   Abicalaf, Claudia A ^a   Pimentel, Benedito F ^b   Braga Baiak, Andresa ^a   Braga, Larissa ^c   Cerri, Giovanni Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Case control; Median nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 36349027123     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-007-0372-9     Document Type: Article

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