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Palmar bowing of the flexor retinaculum on wrist MRI correlates with subjective reports of pain in carpal tunnel syndrome

  1. Masaya Tsujii MD, PhD1,*,
  2. Hithoshi Hirata MD, PhD2,
  3. Akimasa Morita MD3,
  4. Atsumasa Uchida MD, PhD1

Article first published online: 22 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21459

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Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volume 29, Issue 5, pages 1102–1105, May 2009

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Tsujii, M., Hirata, H., Morita, A. and Uchida, A. (2009), Palmar bowing of the flexor retinaculum on wrist MRI correlates with subjective reports of pain in carpal tunnel syndrome. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging, 29: 1102–1105. doi: 10.1002/jmri.21459

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  1. 1

    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Faculty of Medicine, Mie, Japan

  2. 2

    Department of Hand Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

  3. 3

    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Suzuka Kaisei Hospital, Japan

*2-174 Edobashi, Tsu City, Mie 514-8507, Japan

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 APR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 22 APR 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 MAY 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 JAN 2008

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