Anatomical variations of the carpal tunnel structures;Variations anatomiques des structures du canal carpien

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Mitchell, Ryan ^a   Chesney, Amy ^b   Seal, Shane ^c   Mcknight, Leslie ^b   Thoma, Achilleas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Carpal tunnel; Carpal tunnel release; Median nerve; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350655410     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255030901700302     Document Type: Review

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