Reconstruction of high ulnar nerve lesions by distal double median to ulnar nerve transfer

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1185-1191

  Battiston, Bruno ^a   Lanzetta, Marco ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Distal; Neutronization; Ulnar nerve lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

EID: 0345149026     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.1185     Document Type: Article

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