Ultrasonographic and functional changes of the ulnar nerve at Guyon's canal after carpal tunnel release

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-213

  Ginanneschi, F ^a   Filippou, G ^a   Reale, F ^b   Scarselli, C ^a   Galeazzi, M ^a   Rossi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Guyon's canal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WRIST;

EID: 75149159738     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.09.031     Document Type: Article

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