Partial medial epicondylectomy for cubital tunnel syndrome: Outcome and complications

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 248-252

  Muermans, Stÿn ^a   De Smet, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL EPICONDYLECTOMY; NEUROPATHY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS DEFORMITY; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0036562482     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2002.123901     Document Type: Article

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