Ultrasonography of the ulnar nerve loop in relation to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon

Marco Becciolini; Christopher Pivec; Georg Riegler

doi:10.15557/jou.2024.0027

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Ultrasonography of the ulnar nerve loop in relation to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon

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