Journal article
Clinical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review
Abstract
The purposes of this systematic review were to examine the properties of clinical tests used in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and to provide estimates of their sensitivity and specificity. A literature search was conducted using two databases-PubMed and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)-from 1986 to June 2003, and hand-searching reference lists of retrieved articles. Two reviewers evaluated …
Authors
MacDermid JC; Wessel J
Journal
Journal of Hand Therapy, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 309–319
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2004
DOI
10.1197/j.jht.2004.02.015
ISSN
0894-1130