Recalcitrant post-surgical neuropathy of the ulnar nerve at the elbow: Treatment with autogenous saphenous vein wrapping

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 273-278

  Varitimidis, Sokratis E ^b   Riano, Felix ^b   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0034089531     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7333     Document Type: Article

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