Tibial nerve decompression in patients with tarsal tunnel syndrome: Pressures in the tarsal, medial plantar, and lateral plantar tunnels

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1202-1210

  Rosson, Gedge D ^a   Larson, Allison R ^a   Williams, Eric H ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; LATERAL PLANTAR TUNNEL; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAL PLANTAR TUNNEL; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARSAL TUNNEL; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 70349829672     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b5a3c3     Document Type: Article

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