Role of ancillary procedures in surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome: Epineurotomy, internal neurolysis, tenosynovectomy, and tendon transfers

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 315-323

  Ting, Jess ^a   Weiland, Andrew J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISSECTION; EPINEUROTOMY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROLYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVITIS; TENDON TRANSFER; THENAR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036587053     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(02)00027-6     Document Type: Review

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