Surgical technique to reduce scar discomfort after carpal tunnel surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 821-827

  Ahan, Uro ^a   Arne, Zoran M ^a   Bajrovi, Fajko ^a   Zorman, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Etiology; Modified surgical technique; Nerve injury; Painful scar; Palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036736709     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.35083     Document Type: Article

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