Effect of partial, distal epicondylectomy on reduction of ulnar nerve strain: A cadaver study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 666-671

  Cirpar, Meric ^a,b   Turker, Mehmet ^a,b   Yalcinozan, Mehmet ^a,b   Eke, Murat ^a,b   Sahin, Feyzi ^a,b  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; medial epicondylectomy; strain; ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION; EPICONDYLECTOMY; EXCISION; HUMAN; IN SITU DECOMPRESSION; MEASUREMENT; NERVE SUBLUXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE STRAIN;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84875519230     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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