Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 646-648

  McCabe, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FUNCTION; PARESTHESIA; PHALEN TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SURGEON; TINEL TEST;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 77949912022     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.12.034     Document Type: Article

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