Transection of the ulnar nerve as a complication of two-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 443-444

  Subasi, Mehmet ^a   Ay, Sadan ^a   Tuzuner, Tolga ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Endoscopy; Surgical treatment; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSECTION; PARESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 3242881489     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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