Postoperative radial nerve paralysis caused by fracture callus

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 234-236

  Edwards, Peter ^a   Kurth, Lloyd ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callus; Nerve paralysis; Radius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; NERVE COMPRESSION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIAL NERVE; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; STANDARD; TENDON TRANSFER;

ADULT; BONY CALLUS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMAN; HUMERAL FRACTURES; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIAL NERVE; REOPERATION; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0026450137     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199206000-00017     Document Type: Article

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