The ultrasonographic wrist-to-forearm median nerve area ratio in carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1353-1357

  Hobson Webb, Lisa D ^a   Massey, Janice M ^a   Juel, Vern C ^a   Sanders, Donald B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WRIST;

EID: 42749083911     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.01.101     Document Type: Article

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