Evaluation of clinical, electromyographic parameters and quality of life in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome;Karpal tunel sendromlu hastalarda klinik, elektromiyografik bulgularin ve yaşam kalitesinin deǧerlendirilmesi

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-461

  Keskin, Dilek ^a   Uçan, Halil ^b   Babaoǧlu, Seçil ^d   Akbulut, Lale ^a   Eser, Filiz ^a   Bodur, Hatice ^a   Köse, Kenan ^c  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Klinik FTR   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEXTERITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PINCH STRENGTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 47749084688     PISSN: 13000292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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