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Traditionally,there is a close correlation between the length of the skin incision and the breadth of the visual surgical field in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)surgery
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Bedeschi, P. (2007). Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgical Complications. In: Luchetti, R., Amadio, P. (eds) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49008-1_37
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