The sectional anatomy of the carpal tunnel and its related neurovascular structures studied by using plastination

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 380-384

  Sora, Mircea Constantin ^a   Genser Strobl, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Carpal tunnel; Plastination

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL CANAL; HAMATE BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; LIGAMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROANATOMY; PISIFORM BONE; PLASTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TISSUE SLICE; TRANSVERSE CARPAL LIGAMENT; WRIST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

EID: 17144397999     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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