Safe carpal tunnel release via a limited palmar incision

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 418-426

  Lee, W P Andrew ^a   Strickland, James W ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031930792     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199802000-00025     Document Type: Article

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