Predictors of surgical outcomes following anterior transposition of ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome: A systematic review

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Shi, Qiyun ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^a   Santaguida, P Lina ^a   Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior transposition of ulnar nerve; Cubital tunnel syndrome; Prognosis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR ULNA NERVE TRANSPOSITION; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NERVE GRAFT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; ULNAR NERVE;

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84857658251     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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