Carpal tunnel syndrome with normal electrodiagnostic study;Sindrome del tunel carpiano con estudio electrodiagnostico normal

Revista de Ortopedia y Traumatologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 350-356

  Villaverde Romon M ^a   Gonzalez Del Pino J ^a   Lovic, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA LEONOR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electromyography; Hand; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAN NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; WRIST;

EID: 8544231356     PISSN: 04825985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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