Carpal tunnel syndrome in breast cancer survivors with upper extremity lymphedema

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 864-869

  Stubblefield, Michael D ^a   Kim, Arum ^b   Riedel, Elyn R ^a   Ibanez, Katarzyna ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electromyography; Electrophysiological testing; Lymphedema; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; BREAST TUMOR; COMPLICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84929306175     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24506     Document Type: Article

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