Are the palmar cutaneous nerves safe during standard carpal tunnel release?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-253

  Wheatley, Michael J ^a,c   Hall, Jeffrey W ^b   Faringer, Paul D ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Div of Plast and Reconstr Surgery ^*

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0029788641     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199609000-00003     Document Type: Article

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