Complete transposition of the radial nerve complicating an open fracture of the shaft of the humerus

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 623-625

  Pollock, R C ^a   Birch, R ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AXONS; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NERVE REGENERATION; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 0032883268     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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