Carpal tunnel release in patients with negative neurophysiological examinations: Clinical and surgical findings

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Lama, Massimo ^a  

^a Loreto Mare Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median neuropathy; Normal nerve conduction studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCREENING;

AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WRIST;

EID: 70350630638     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000343546.21265.88     Document Type: Article

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