The hypothenar fat-pad flap for reconstructive repair after scarring of the median nerve at the wrist joint

Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Giunta, R ^a,b   Frank, U ^a   Lanz, U ^a  

^a Hand Center Bad Neustadt/Saale   (Germany)

^b Abteilung für Plastische Chirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Chronic wrist pain; Hypothenar fat pad flap; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0031853354     PISSN: 07539053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-9053(98)80002-1     Document Type: Article

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