Intraoperative Measurement of Pressure Adjacent to the Ulnar Nerve in Patients With Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Iba, Kousuke ^a   Wada, Takuro ^a   Aoki, Mitsuhiro ^a   Tsuji, Hideki ^a   Oda, Takashi ^a   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

cubital tunnel; neuropathy; Osborne ligament; pressure; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGAMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 33646017406     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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