The correlation of neurophysiological findings with clinical and functional status in patients following traumatic nerve injury

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-206

  Sahin F ^a   Atalay, N S ^a   Akkaya, N ^a   Ercidogan O ^a   Basakci B ^a   Kuran, B ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

electrodiagnostic study; functional assessment; nerve regeneration; Peripheral nerve injury; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST; WRIST INJURY;

ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 84892978178     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193413479507     Document Type: Article

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