Anatomy of neurovascular structures around the carpal tunnel during dynamic wrist motion for endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Neurosurgery

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Jae, Taek Hong ^a   Sang, Won Lee ^a   Seung, Ho Han ^b   Byung, Chul Son ^a   Jae, Hoon Sung ^a   Choon, Keun Park ^c   Chun, Kun Park ^d   Joon, Ki Kang ^d   Moon, Chan Kim ^d  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Leon Wiltse Memorial Hospital   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Neurovascular anatomy; Wrist position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL LIGAMENT; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RADIUS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

AGED; CADAVER; CARPAL BONES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

EID: 33644635545     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000193883.02372.3E     Document Type: Article

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