Comparative Clinical Outcomes of Submuscular and Subcutaneous Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 866-874

  Charles, Yann Philippe ^a   Coulet, Bertrand ^a   Rouzaud, Jean Claude ^a   Daures, Jean Pierre ^a   Chammas, Michel ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; prognostic factors; subcutaneous transposition; submuscular transposition; ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 65149094859     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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