Good recovery after surgery in an extreme case of Guyon's canal syndrome

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-192

  Mondelli, M ^a   Mandarini, A ^b   Stumpo, M ^c  

^a Azienda USL 7 di Siena   (Italy)

^b UO Ortopedia Az USL 7 Poggibonsi   (Italy)

^c Ist Anat e Istol Patologica KS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axonal degeneration; Guyon's canal syndrome; Nerve entrapment syndrome; Surgical release; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; SYNOVIAL CYST; ULNAR NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SYNOVIAL CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 0033996403     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00188-3     Document Type: Article

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