Cubital tunnel syndrome: Review of 14 anterior subcutaneous transpositions of the vascularized ulnar nerve

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-203

  Farzan, M ^a   Mortazavi, S M J ^a   Asadollahi, S ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; Transposition; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SUBCUTANEOUS TRANSPOSITION OF THE ULNAR NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 26244435235     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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