Sonographically guided carpal tunnel injections: The ulnar approach

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1485-1490

  Smith, Jay ^a   Wisniewski, Steve J ^b   Finnoff, Jonathan T ^a   Payne, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b Rehab Doctors   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Injections; Sonography; Wrist

Indexed keywords

INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; LONG AXIS; WRIST;

NEEDLES;

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGING; INJECTION; NEEDLE;

EID: 54149088024     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.10.1485     Document Type: Article

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