The relationship between benign joint hypermobility syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1283-1287

  Aktas, I ^a   Ofluoglu, D ^b   Albay, T ^a  

^a Saygi Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Universal Hospitals Group   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beighton score; Benign joint hypermobility syndrome; Brighton criteria; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Entrapment neuropathy; Hypermobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN JOINT HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 51549109129     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0909-x     Document Type: Article

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