The role of epineurotomy in the operative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 555-557

  Leinberry, Charles F ^a,b   Hammond III, N Leroy ^a   Siegfried, Jay W ^a  

^a LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030930017     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199704000-00011     Document Type: Article

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