Results of treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome with associated hourglass deformity of the median nerve

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1192-1195

  Arons, Jeffrey A ^a   Collins, Nancy ^a   Arons, Marvin S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hourglass deformity; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032717732     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.1192     Document Type: Article

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