Ultrasound appearance of forearm muscles in 18 patients with complex regional pain syndrome 1 of the upper extremity

Pain Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-88

  Vas, Lakshmi Champak ^a   Pai, Renuka ^a   Radhakrishnan, Mahesh ^a  

^a Ashirvad Pain Relief Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome type 1; Motor impairment; Muscle morphology; Musculoskeletal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MUSCLE THICKNESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 84871973679     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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