Surgical release of the carpal tunnel

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 291-298

  Steinberg, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; NEUROLYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; Z PLASTY;

EID: 0036587085     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(01)00011-7     Document Type: Review

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