Prevalence of anatomic variations encountered in elective carpal tunnel release

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 849-855

  Lindley, Sheila G ^a   Kleinert, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anatomic variation; Carpal tunnel; Elective surgery; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; VASCULARIZATION; WRIST;

EID: 0141620346     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(03)00365-4     Document Type: Article

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