RECURRENT CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME - CLINICAL-TESTING INDICATING INCOMPLETE SECTION OF THE FLEXOR RETINACULUM

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DESMET, L
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[1] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, K. U. Leuven
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10.1016/0266-7681(93)90105-O
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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Based on five observations of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome, a distally incomplete section of the flexor retinaculum can be identified on clinical grounds: the wrist flexion test becomes negative and the tourniquet test still remains positive.
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