Posterior interosseous nerve palsy in a patient with rheumatoid synovitis of the elbow: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 727-731

  Westkaemper, John G ^a   Varitimidis, Sokratis E ^a   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior interosseous nerve palsy; Radial tunnel; Rheumatoid cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032820423     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0727     Document Type: Article

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