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What is an ncd test have to do with carpel tunnel?

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Dr. Daniel Mass answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Measures nerve funct: Ncv measures the the function of the nerve in the same way that electrician check electrical current. An abnormal test of the median nerve at the wrist is part of the diagnosis of cts.

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Answered 7/19/2012

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