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Lesioni vascolo-nervose nella chirurgia di avambraccio e polso

Neurovascular lesions in forearm and wrist surgery

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Arterial and nerve lesions may be an important complication in forearm and wrist surgery, because of the close relationship between neurovascular bundles and the common surgical accesses. The most frequently involved structure is the median nerve, while vascular injuries are less common.

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  1. SC Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia, Città della Salute e della Scienza - Ospedale CTO, via Zuretti 29, 10126, Torino, Italia

    Elisa Dutto, Giulia Colzani, Francesco Giacalone & Italo Pontini

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Dutto, E., Colzani, G., Giacalone, F. et al. Lesioni vascolo-nervose nella chirurgia di avambraccio e polso. LO SCALPELLO 28, 32–34 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-014-0052-1

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