The surgical anatomy of ulnar and median nerve communications in the palmar surface of the hand

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 887-893

  Loukas, Marios ^a,b   Louis Jr , Robert G ^c   Stewart, Lynsey ^c   Hallner, Barry ^c   DeLuca, Terry ^c   Morgan, Walter ^c   Shah, Ranjil ^c   Mlejnek, Jim ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Grenada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine   (Netherlands Antilles)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Carpal tunnel release; Common digital nerve; Communicating nerve branch; Median nerve; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOMETRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; ULNAR NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 34247876091     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.887     Document Type: Article

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