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Patients who have a residual lesion of the median nerve at the level of the wrist despite a surgical decompression,orevenduetothesurgeryitself,pose adifficult problem,i.e.,freeing the nerve anew while also improving its local vascularization.
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Battiston, B., Tos, P., Adani, R. (2007). Protection of the Median Nerve with the Pronator Quadratus and Palmaris Brevis Muscle Flaps. In: Luchetti, R., Amadio, P. (eds) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49008-1_43
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