High bifurcation of median nerve at the wrist causing common digital nerve injury in endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 580-582

  Jeon, In Ho ^a   Kim, P T ^a   Park, I H ^a   Park, B C ^a   Ihn, J C ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMMON DIGITAL NERVE; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOSCOPIC CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDIAN NERVE; MICROSCOPE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARESTHESIA; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHORT STATURE; SUTURE; WRIST;

EID: 0036917133     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0832     Document Type: Article

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