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. 2019 Aug 12:17:116-119.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2019.08.012. eCollection 2020 Jan-Feb.

Safety parameters during endoscopic carpal tunnel release: An anatomic study

Jorge I Quintero  1   2 , Cesar S Molina  3 , Christina Kaufman  1   2 , Elkin Galvis  1   2
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Safety parameters during endoscopic carpal tunnel release: An anatomic study

Jorge I Quintero et al. J Orthop. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Anatomy; Carpal tunnel; Endoscopic; Nerve; Safety.

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Fig. 1
The distal wrist crease and antebrachial fascia are demarcated by the red and blue lines, respectively..
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Fig. 2
The red line depicts the measurement from the distal tip of the knife blade to the ulnar artery.
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Fig. 3
Distance from tip of the cutting instrument to the common digital nerve [yellow line] of the fourth web-space..
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Fig. 4
Demonstrates the proximity of the tip of the cutting instrument to the common digital nerve of the third web-space.
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