Subjective outcome, neurophysiological investigations, postoperative complications and recurrence rate of partial medial epicondylectomy in cubital tunnel syndrome

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1027-1033

  Schnabl, Saskia M ^a   Kisslinger, Franziska ^a   Schramm, Axel ^a   Dragu, Adrian ^a   Kneser, Ulrich ^a   Unglaub, Frank ^a   Horch, Raymund E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; DASH; Neurophysiological results; Partial medial epicondylectomy; Recurrence rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MEDIAL EPICONDYLECTOMY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051545676     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-010-1250-9     Document Type: Article

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