Scratch Collapse Test for Evaluation of Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1518-1524

  Cheng, Christine J ^a   Mackinnon Patterson, Brendan ^a   Beck, John L ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; cubital tunnel syndrome; diagnosis; evaluation; scratch collapse test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 54849427461     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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