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Effectiveness of ultrasonography and nerve conduction studies in the diagnosing of carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical trial on accuracy

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two diagnostic tests routinely used for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)—ultrasonography (US) and nerve conduction studies (NCS)—by comparing their accuracy based on surgical results, with the remission of paresthesia as t...

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Autores principales: Pimentel, Benedito Felipe Rabay, Faloppa, Flávio, Tamaoki, Marcel Jun Sugawara, Belloti, João Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29649998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2036-4