Comparative study between minimal medial epicondylectomy and anterior subcutaneous transposition of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 609-613

  Baek, Goo Hyun ^a   Kwon, Bong Cheol ^b   Chung, Moon Sang ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SUBCUTANEOUS TRANSPOSITION OF THE ULNAR NERVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MINIMAL MEDIAL EPICONDYLECTOMY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33748428586     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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