Wide Awake Revision Cubital Tunnel Release: Is This the New Normal in Nerve Decompression Surgery?

J Hand Microsurg 2023; 15(03): 238-239
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1724222

Letter to the Editor

Leon Alexander

¹Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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