Musculoskeletal ultrasound for peripheral nerve lesions

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 665-674

  Kara, M ^a   Ozcakar L ^b   De Muynck, M ^c   Tok, F ^d   Vanderstraeten, G ^c  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Iskenderun Military Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Peripheral nerves; Ultrasonography; Wound and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84874295783     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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