Proximal rupture of the biceps brachii with slingshot displacement into the forearm: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1749-1752

  Moorman III, Claude T ^a   Silver, Stephen G ^b   Potter, Hollis G ^b   Warren, Russell F ^b  

^a Kernan Hospital   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENOSYNOVITIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 0030480516     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199611000-00018     Document Type: Article

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