DeWnition of a safe-zone in open carpal tunnel surgery: A cadaver study

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Ozcanli, Haluk ^b   Coskun, Nigar Keles ^a   Cengiz, Menekoe ^a   Oguz, Nurettin ^a   Sindel, MuzaVer ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Open carpal tunnel surgery; Palmar cutaneous branch; Safe zone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISSECTION; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77953945409     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0498-7     Document Type: Article

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