Complications of endoscopic and open carpal tunnel release

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 561-565

  Palmer, Andrew K ^a   Toivonen, David A ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0032909987     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0561     Document Type: Article

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