Biomechanical and anatomical consequences of carpal tunnel release

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 685-693

  Brooks, Jeffrey J ^a   Schiller, Jonathan R ^a   Allen, Scott D ^a   Akelman, Edward ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; SURGERY;

ANATOMY;

BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0042236909     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00052-4     Document Type: Review

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