Ulnar nerve injury after K-wire fixation of supracondylar humerus fractures in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 686-690

  Rasool, Mahomed Noor ^a,b  

^a KING EDWARD VIII HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crossed K wires; Cubital tunnel retinaculum; Iatrogenic; Ulnar nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031712039     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199809000-00027     Document Type: Article

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