ELBOW ULNAR NEUROPATHY: TREATMENT BY ANTERIOR TRANSPOSITION OF THE ULNAR NERVE
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Elbow Ulnar Neuropathy: Treatment by Anterior Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve
OBJECTIVES Retrospective clinical evaluation of 31 patients who underwent ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow and subcutaneous anterior transposition. METHODS From January 2000 to December 2013, 71 patients underwent subcutaneous anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve. Thirty-one patients returned for evaluation. The mean follow-up period was 60 months. Patients were evaluated for the d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1413-7852
DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220162404157171