Carpal tunnel syndrome in young adults - An ultrasonographic and neurophysiological study

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 328-334

  Polykandriotis, E ^a   Premm, W ^a   Horch, R E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrodiagnostic tests; Ultrasonography; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WRIST;

EID: 39149120225     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993163     Document Type: Article

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