Ulnar nerve measurements in healthy individuals to obtain reference values

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1143-1147

  Yalcin, Elif ^a   Onder, Burcu ^a   Akyuz, Mufit ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Reference; Ulnar nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE COMPRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84877996262     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2527-9     Document Type: Article

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