Modified Intramuscular Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1535-1542

  Henry, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

cubital tunnel; decompression; Transposition; ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELBOW FLEXION; ERGONOMICS; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; ULNAR NERVE;

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33750612346     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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