Epidemiology and Estimated Cost of Surgery for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Conducted by the Unified Health System in Brazil (2005–2015)

Abstract Introduction Cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS) is responsible for one of the types of ulnar nerve neuropathy and is the second cause of compressive neuropathy of the upper limb, only surpassed by carpal tunnel syndrome. Objective To describe the epidemiological data of...

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Main Authors: Marcelo José da Silva de Magalhães, Gabriella Reis Silveira Barros Bernardes, Aline Dias Nunes, Denilson Procópio Castro, Luiza Bizarria Souza Oliveira, Marcos Matheus Dias Basílio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-02-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1598651