title: Complication avoidance in peripheral nerve surgery: injuries, entrapments, and tumors of the extremities--part 2.
abstract: The goal of this two-part review is to discuss peripheral nerve surgery complications, along with the techniques and principles used to prevent them. In this second article, we concentrate on injuries, tumors, and entrapment of nerves in the extremities, including carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve compression at the elbow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Stephen.Russell@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'