Injury of the dorsal sensory branch of the ulnar nerve as a complication of arthroscopic repair of the triangular fibrocartilage

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 530-532

  Tsu Hsin Chen, E ^a   Wei, J D ^a   Huang, V W S ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ulnar nerve injury; wrist arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEURECTOMY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; SUTURES; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33748167347     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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