Ulnar nerve penetration by a volar ganglion in the Guyon canal

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Chalidis, Byron E ^a   Sachinis, Nick C ^b   Dimitriou, Christos G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Aristotle University and Hippokration General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; WRIST;

EID: 73549083657     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b98e69     Document Type: Letter

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