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ArticleThe Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2021

Interpretation of Electrodiagnostic Studies: How to Apply It to the Practice of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Christopher J Dy, Berdale S Colorado, Andrew J Landau, David M Brogan

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Article in The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Christopher J DyFrom the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Dy, Colorado, Landau, and Brogan), the Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Dy), and the Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Colorado).ORCID 0000-0003-1422-2483
Berdale S Colorado
David M Brogan

Funding

Understanding Barriers to Delivery of Care for Patients with Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus InjuryK23AR073928 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DY, CHRISTOPHER JOHN · 2018 to 2020
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NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR073928
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrodiagnostic studies may help orthopaedic surgeons to identify and confirm nerve pathology, determine severity of disease, localize the lesion, identify concomitant or alternative pathology, and prognosticate potential outcomes with nonoperative or operative treatment. Surgeons should recognize the indications for electrodiagnostic studies, principles of their performance, and how to assess the primary data generated by the examination and how it can inform their treatment plans.

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Orthopedic ProceduresOrthopedicsOrthopedic SurgeonsHumans

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PMID33739943
PMCPMC8217100

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