Proximal Martin-gruber anastomosis mimicking ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1132-1135

  Marras, Connie ^a   Midroni, Gyl ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Martin Gruber anastomosis; Nerve conduction studies; Ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THENAR; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 0032787697     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199908)22:8<1132::AID-MUS20>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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