Simple decompression versus anterior submuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve in severe cubital tunnel syndrome: A prospective randomized study

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 108-117

  Gervasio, Olga ^a,c   Gambardella, Giuseppe ^b   Zaccone, Claudio ^a   Branca, Damiano ^a  

^a BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Service of Vertebral Microsurgery   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; Elbow; Simple decompression; Submuscular transposition; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SUBMUSCULAR TRANSPOSITION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 11144232179     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000145854.38234.81     Document Type: Article

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