Bifid median nerve as a determinant of carpal tunnel syndrome recurrence after endoscopic procedures. A case report

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-94

  Rossi, C ^b   Cellocco, P ^a,b   Costanzo, G ^b  

^a University of L'Aquila ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; FOREARM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYNOVECTOMY;

EID: 0042329546     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-003-0017-2     Document Type: Article

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