Potential MR signs of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome: Initial experience

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 860-864

  Wu, Hung Ta H ^a   Schweitzer, Mark E ^b   Culp, Randall W ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^c Philadelphia Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; MR; Post operative; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; MEDIAN NERVES; MR; POST OPERATIVE; WRIST;

MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACERATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR FORMATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 8444228959     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200411000-00024     Document Type: Article

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