Anatomical considerations regarding the posterior interosseous nerve during posterolateral approaches to the proximal part of the radius

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 809-813

  Diliberti, Thomas ^a,b   Botte, Michael J ^a,c   Abrams, Reid A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mail Slot 116 ^*  (United States)

^c SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SAFETY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0034041685     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200006000-00007     Document Type: Article

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