The diagnostic value of provocative clinical tests in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is marginal

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1369-1374

  Beekman, R ^a   Schreuder, A H C M L ^a   Rozeman, C A M ^a   Koehler, P J ^a   Uitdehaag, B M J ^b  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELBOW; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLEXION COMPRESSION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE THICKENING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TINEL TEST; ULNAR NERVE TENDERNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449142787     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.180844     Document Type: Article

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