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Utilization of wrist caliper and pinch dynamometer in assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome /

Marwa Mohammad Hany Abousenna

Utilization of wrist caliper and pinch dynamometer in assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome / إستخدام مقياس الرسغ و جهاز قياس شدة القوة الميكانيكية فى تقييم ضيق النفق الرسغى Marwa Mohammad Hany Abousenna ; Supervised Osama Mohammad Rashad , Mostafa Zein Elabdeen Ali , Waleed Talat Mansour - Cairo : Marwa Mohammad Hany Abousenna , 2010 - 74 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of for Neuromuscular and Neurosurgery

Wrist ratio and pinch dynamometric tests are clinical tests that can be used to assess carpal tunnel syndrome. Standard nerve conduction study (NCS) is the most accurate test used to objectively confirm median nerve dysfunction within the carpal tunnel. To determine the accuracy of wrist ratio and pinch dynamometric tests in assessment of CTS compared with NCV



Carpal tunnel syndrome Pinch dynamometer Wrist ratio test