Median-ulnar anastomosis to thenar, hypothenar, and first dorsal interosseous muscles: Collision technique confirmation

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1460-1462

  Sander, Howard W ^a   Quinto, Christine ^a   Chokroverty, Sudhansu ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electromyography; Martin Gruber anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MARTIN GRUBER ANASTOMOSIS; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THENAR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ARM; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SENSATION; THUMB; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0030749096     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199711)20:11<1460::AID-MUS17>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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