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Median nerve decompression at lacertus tunnel: possible complications

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of life sciences, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Osaka, Japan

    Nabil Eid, Yuko Ito & Yoshinori Otsuki

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Eid, N., Ito, Y. & Otsuki, Y. Median nerve decompression at lacertus tunnel: possible complications. HAND 8, 246–247 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9525-6

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