Bilateral peroneal nerve injuries in a patient with bilateral femur fractures: A case report

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 216-219

  Snyder, R Lance ^a,b   Buhr, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Christi Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Femur; Fracture; Peroneal nerve; Traction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TRACTION THERAPY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PERONEAL NERVE; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; PROGNOSIS; TRACTION;

EID: 0034149842     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200003000-00014     Document Type: Article

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