Comparison of carpal tunnel injection techniques: A cadaver study

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 300-304

  Ozturk, Kahraman ^a   Esenyel, Cem Zeki ^a   Sonmez, Mesut ^a   Esenyel, Meltem ^a   Kahraman, Sinan ^a   Senel, Berna ^b  

^a VAKIF GUREBA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Medical Faculty ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Injection; Median nerve; Wrist injection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJURY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TENDON INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDON INJURIES; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 57349137275     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310802401363     Document Type: Article

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