Clinical and Electrophysiological Changes after Open Carpal Tunnel Release: Preliminary Study of 25 Hands
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Yang, Ji Won
(Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center)
Sung, Young Hee (Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) Park, Kee Hyung (Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) Lee, Yeong Bae (Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) Shin, Dong Jin (Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) Park, Hyeon Mi (Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) |
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