Ultrasound imaging of the ulnar nerve: Correlation of preoperative and intraoperative dimensions

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 687-690

  Bartels, Ronald H M A ^a   Meulstee, Jan ^b   Verhagen, Wim I M ^b   Luttikhuis, Thea T M Claessen Oude ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elbow; Neuropathy; Ulnar nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE SUTURE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 46949083053     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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