Apparent conduction block in patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow and proximal Martin-Gruber anastomosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 808-811

  Whitaker, Charles H ^a   Felice, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous innervation; Conduction block; Martin Gruber anastomosis; Median nerve; Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MARTIN GRUBER ANASTOMOSIS; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 10044256398     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20128     Document Type: Article

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