Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1839-1845 , November 2009

Patient Education for the Treatment of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow

  • Kenichi Nakamichi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kenichi Nakamichi, MD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
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  • Shintaro Tachibana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Masayoshi Ida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Seizo Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.06.010

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