Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow after steroid injection for medial epicondylitis

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-70

  Stahl, S ^a   Kaufman, T ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW; EPICONDYLITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TENNIS ELBOW; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031043791     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80021-6     Document Type: Article

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