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MEDIAN NERVE INJURY AND THE TRANSVERSE WRIST CREASE INCISION IN OPEN CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE
Author(s) -
Slattery P. G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb04536.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carpal tunnel release , wrist , carpal tunnel syndrome , carpal tunnel , median nerve , decompression , surgical decompression , surgery , wrist injury , transverse plane , anatomy
The author has recently had referred to him three patients with median nerve injuries who have had open carpal tunnel decompression via a small transverse wrist incision. Despite previous adverse reports, some surgeons persist with this technique.