Median nerve mistaken for palmaris longus tendon: Restoration of function with sensory nerve transfers

Hand

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Weber, Renata V ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete transection; Intraoperative iatrogenic nerve injury; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947721276     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-006-9011-5     Document Type: Review

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