A diagnostic test for carpal tunnel syndrome using ultrasound.

Autor: Molitor PJ; Northampton General Hospital.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) [J Hand Surg Br] 1988 Feb; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 40-1.
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681_88_90048-4
Abstrakt: The paper describes the details of an ultrasound test for carpal tunnel syndrome and compares the results of this with E.M.G. studies in a series of 19 patients. The equipment used was a standard therapeutic ultrasound unit and the tests were performed by a physiotherapist. The results were encouraging, with a 90% correlation with E.M.G. results.
Databáze: MEDLINE