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This chapter summarizes the background, clinical presentation, indications, functional anatomy, techniques, and possible complications of ultrasound-guided procedures for hand and wrist pain, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cyst, trigger finger, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, and CMC joint.
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Spinner, D.A., Eldon, E.R., Freedman, R.A. (2022). Pain Procedures Around the Hand and Wrist. In: Jankovic, D., Peng, P. (eds) Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88727-8_29
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