Release of the Transverse Carpal Ligament Alone Is Associated With Elevated Pressure Beneath the Distal Volar Forearm Fascia in a Cadaver Model of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1533-1537

  Means Jr , Kenneth R ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Lee, Steve K ^a   Segalman, Keith A ^a  

^a Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal canal pressure; carpal tunnel syndrome; distal volar forearm fascia; transverse carpal ligament; wrist distraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DISTAL VOLAR FOREARM FASCIA; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; FASCIA; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RELEASE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE CARPAL LIGAMENT;

CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FASCIA; FOREARM; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PRESSURE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 36749027613     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.08.020     Document Type: Article

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