Use of a pedicled adipose flap as a sling for anterior subcutaneous transposition of the ulnar nerve

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 552-555

  Danoff, Jonathan R ^a   Lombardi, Joseph M ^a   Rosenwasser, Melvin P ^a  

^a Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose; flap; neuropathy; transposition; ulnar

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SUBCUTANEOUS ULNAR NERVE TRANSPOSITION; ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMAN; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZED ADIPOSE FLAP PEDICLE;

ADIPOSE; FLAP; NEUROPATHY; TRANSPOSITION; ULNAR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84896710239     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.12.005     Document Type: Review

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