Snapping of the triceps tendon over the lateral epicondyle

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-385

  Spinner, Robert J ^a,e   Goldner, Richard D ^b   Fada, Robert A ^c   Sotereanos, Dean G ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Joint Implant Surgeons Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral epicondyle; Snapping; Triceps

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON SURGERY; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0032980971     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0381     Document Type: Article

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