Ultrasonographic examination on patients with chronic wrist pain: A retrospective study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 907-911

  Chen, Hsin Shui ^a   Chen, Meng Ye ^a   Lee, Chun Ye ^a   Kao, Mu Jung ^b   Wang, Tyng Guey ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Occult Ganglion; Sonography; Wrist Pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHRONIC PAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WRIST GANGLION; GANGLION CYST; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 38449118722     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181588041     Document Type: Article

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