Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 4 , Pages 477-480 , April 2007

Comparing Saphenous Nerve Conduction Study Techniques at the Knee and at the Ankle and Their Relationship to Body Mass Index

  • Anthony Chiodo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Spine Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Anthony Chiodo, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, 325 E Eisenhower Pkwy, 1st Fl, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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  • Teresa Spiegelberg, BS

      Affiliations

    • Electromyography Laboratory, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
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  • Henry C. Tong, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Spine Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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PII: S0003-9993(07)00006-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.01.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 4 , Pages 477-480 , April 2007

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