Normal anatomy and variations of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 13-20

  Schmidt, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-49008-1_3     Document Type: Chapter

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