Changes in interstitial pressure and cross-sectional area of the cubital tunnel and of the ulnar nerve with flexion of the elbow: An experimental study in human cadavera

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 492-501

  Gelberman, Richard H ^a   Yamaguchi, Ken ^a   Hollstien, Steven B ^a   Winn, Steven S ^a,b   Heidenreich, Fred P ^a   Bindra, Randip R ^a   Hsieh, Paul ^a,b   Silva, Matthew J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW FLEXION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESSURE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031925715     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199804000-00005     Document Type: Article

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