Iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury after percutaneous cross-pinning of supracondylar fracture in a child

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 160-162

  Taniguchi, Yasunori ^a   Matsuzaki, Kosaku ^a   Tamaki, Tetsuya ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CASE REPORT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISLOCATION; ELBOW; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE NAILS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 0034153012     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2000.103657     Document Type: Article

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