Division of the transverse carpal ligament and flexor tendon excursion: Open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 773-778

  Netscher, David ^a,b   Dinh, Tue ^a   Cohen, Victor ^a   Thornby, John ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031691777     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809010-00023     Document Type: Article

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