Revision anterior submuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve for failed subcutaneous transposition

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 311-316

  Vogel, R Bradley ^a   Nossaman, Bret C ^a   Rayan, Ghazi M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; Epicondylectomy; Submuscular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINEURIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 2942566307     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.02.027     Document Type: Article

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