Risk of sural nerve injury with intramedullary screw fixation of fifth metatarsal fractures: A cadaver study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-184

  Donley, Brian G ^a,b   McCollum, Michael J ^c   Murphy, G Andrew ^c   Richardson, E Greer ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Univ of Tennesse Campbell Clinic ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METATARSAL BONE; NERVE INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032989095     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000308     Document Type: Article

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