Prague Med. Rep. 2012, 113, 23-32

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.34

Ultrasound Evaluation of Patients with Moderate and Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Ali Moghtaderi1, S. Sanei-Sistani2, N. Sadoughi2, H. Hamed-Azimi3

1Department of Neurology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
2Department of Radiology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
3Department of Operative Orthopedics, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

Received April 29, 2011
Accepted January 16, 2012

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