Carpal tunnel syndrome as a manifestation of systemic disease.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome as a manifestation of systemic disease.
The syndrome of compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel produces well-defined symptoms and signs. Often there is electromyographic evidence of impaired neural conduction at the level of the wrist. The clinical features of the syndrome have been described clearly by Garland, Bradshaw, and Clark (1957) and by Phalen and Kendrick (1957). To appreciate the many aetiological factors whi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.26.1.59