Use of nerve conduction studies and the pressure-specified sensory device in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Slutsky, David J ^a  

^a South Bay Hand Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRESSURE SPECIFIED SENSORY DEVICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449165262     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408094921     Document Type: Article

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