The potential complications of open carpal tunnel release surgery to the ulnar neurovascular bundle and its branches: A cadaveric study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-551

  Boughton, O ^a   Adds, Phillip J ^a   Jayasinghe, J A P ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Guyon's canal; Ulnar artery; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXIS; BLUNT MICRODISSECTION; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND PALM; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE INJURY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SKIN INCISION; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77953300617     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20980     Document Type: Article

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