Cold Intolerance in Surgically Treated Neuroma Patients: A Prospective Follow-Up Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1689-1695

  Stokvis, Annemieke ^a   Ruijs, Aleid C J ^a   van Neck, Johan W ^a   Coert, J Henk ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cold intolerance; neuralgia; neuroma; peripheral nerves; thermal hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEUROMA; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK;

ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEUROMA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 70350567750     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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