Management of Distal Traumatic Median Nerve Painful Neuromas and of Recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Hypothenar Fat Pad Flap

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1010-1014

  Tollestrup, Timothy ^a   Berg, Carolyn ^a   Netscher, David ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

fat flap; hypothenar; Recurrent carpal tunnel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTHENAR FAT PAD FLAP; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLINT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; NEUROMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 77952871423     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.03.035     Document Type: Article

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