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Neuroma in Continuity

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Related Median Neuropathies

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Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common procedures performed in the upper extremity and while outcomes are usually very good, complications do occur. Iatrogenic injury to the median nerve is a devastating complication which can be minimized by careful surgical technique. Those patients who sustain an intraoperative nerve injury require careful assessment and meticulous surgical reconstruction in order to maximize their recovery.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 3135 Bioinformatics Building Campus, Box 7055, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA

    J. Megan M. Patterson

  2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Suite 1150, Northwest Tower, Campus, Box 8238, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Andrew Yee & Susan E. Mackinnon

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Scott F. M. Duncan

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan

    Ryosuke Kakinoki

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Patterson, J.M.M., Yee, A., Mackinnon, S.E. (2017). Neuroma in Continuity. In: Duncan, S., Kakinoki, R. (eds) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Related Median Neuropathies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57010-5_17

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