Safety of carpal tunnel release with a short incision: A cadaver study

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-419

  Alizadeh, Khalil ^a   Lahiji, Farivar ^a   Phalsaphy, Mani ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve anatomy; Short incision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; HISTOLOGY; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

ADULT; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 33750137443     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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