False positive rate of thoracic outlet syndrome diagnostic maneuvers

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-74

  Nord, K M ^a   Kapoor, P ^a   Fisher, J ^a   Thomas, G ^a   Sundaram, A ^a   Scott, K ^a   Kothari, M J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Provocative testing; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADSON A AND B TESTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTOCLAVICULAR MANEUVER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; SUPRACLAVICULAR PRESSURE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

ADULT; ARM; CLAVICEPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIBS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 41449087190     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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