## Abstract ## Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a major occupational illness in the US. The Wisconsin Test is a quantitative computerβcontrolled test battery designed for measuring sensory and psychomotor function. Subjects were recruited from industrial jobs at highβrisk for CTS to dete
Use of Tinel's sign in carpal tunnel syndrome
β Scribed by A. P. Bowles Jr; S. W. Asher; J. B. Pickett
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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