Carpal tunnel syndrome: Matching minimally invasive surgical techniques. Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1033-1036

  Nazzi, Vittoria ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a   Messina, Giuseppe ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Minimally invasive surgery; Retinaculotome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CARPALOTOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REOPERATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 43249102755     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/5/1033     Document Type: Article

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