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Original Article

Pain on administration of non-alkalinised lidocaine for carpal tunnel decompression: A comparison between the Gale and the “advancing wheal” techniques

Abdullah E. KattanDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Feras Al-ShomerDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
,
Albaraa Al-JerianDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad M. Al-QattanDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 10-14 | Received 10 Feb 2015, Accepted 06 May 2015, Published online: 25 Jun 2015

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