The high-resolution ultrasonography and electrophysiological studies in nerve decompression for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 345-348

  Zhong, Wenxiang ^a   Zhang, Wenchuan ^a   Zheng, Xuesheng ^a   Li, Shiting ^a   Shi, Jun ^a  

^a XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

electrophysiological examination; high resolution ultrasound; NAP; NCV; ulnar nerve entrapment (cubital tunnel syndrome)

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE POTENTIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; WEAKNESS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84862522217     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1313766     Document Type: Article

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