Ultrasonographic swelling ratio in the diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1231-1235

  Yoon, Joon Shik ^a   Walker, Francis O ^b   Cartwright, Michael S ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Entrapment; Nerve conduction studies; Ulnar neuropathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OBESITY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSALITY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EDEMA; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 53549083797     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21094     Document Type: Article

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