Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 384-386 , May 2004

Snapping wrist after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger digit: a case report1

  • Toshirou Itsubo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Japan
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  • Shigeharu Uchiyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Shigeharu Uchiyama, MD, PhD Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Nagano Prefecture, 392-8510 Japan
    • ,
  • Kenji Takahara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroyuki Nakagawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Japan
    • ,
  • Mikio Kamimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Japan
    • ,
  • Tadaatsu Miyasaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa-City, Japan

Received 9 September 2003 ,Accepted 8 January 2004.

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PII: S0363-5023(04)00095-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.01.007

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 384-386 , May 2004

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