Functional outcomes in young, active duty, military personnel after submuscular ulnar nerve transposition

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 619-624

  Fitzgerald, Brian T ^a,b   Dao, Khiem D ^b   Shin, Alexander Y ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel; outcome; submuscular; transposition; young

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHOULDER; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBMUSCULAR ULNAR NERVE TRANSPOSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 3142784267     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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