Closed rupture of the common peroneal nerve: An unusual sporting injury

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 668-669

  Holt, M D ^a,b   Williams, P R ^a   Leyshon, R L ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; TENDON TRANSFER;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERONEAL NERVE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RUPTURE;

EID: 0030293073     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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