Sonographically guided percutaneous carpal tunnel release: An anatomic and cadaveric study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-56

  Rowe, Norman M ^a   Michaels V, Joseph ^a   Soltanian, Hooman ^a   Dobryansky, Michael ^a   Peimer, Clayton A ^b   Gurtner, Geoffrey C ^a   Rothkopf, Douglas M ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Doppler; Hand; Minimally invasive; Surgical procedures; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOREARM; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 21244465215     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000168281.77528.02     Document Type: Article

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