Ultrasonographic assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome of mild and moderate severity in diabetic patients by using an 8-point measurement of median nerve cross-sectional areas

BMC Medical Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chen, Shu Fang ^a,b   Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Tsai, Nai Wen ^a   Chang, Chiung Chih ^a,b   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chuang, Yao Chung ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84863482359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2342-12-15     Document Type: Article

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