Bifid median nerve in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1129-1136

  Bayrak, Ilkay Koray ^a   Bayrak, Ayse Oytun ^a   Kale, Melike ^a   Turker, Hande ^a   Diren, Baris ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bifid median nerve; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrophysiology; High division of median nerve; sonography

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BIFID MEDIAN NERVE; CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; CUT-OFF VALUE; HIGH DIVISION OF MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NERVES; SONOGRAPHIC;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFID MEDIAN NERVE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE MALFORMATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 49149100836     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.8.1129     Document Type: Article

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