13-Year Experience of Carpal Tunnel Release Using the Indiana Tome Technique

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1052-1056

  Lee, W P Andrew ^a   Schipper, Bret M ^a   Goitz, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; carpal tunnel syndrome; Indiana Tome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HAND PARESTHESIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INDIANA TOME TECHNIQUE; MEDIAN NERVE; MORBIDITY; NEUROPRAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50549100901     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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