Medial or lateral dislocation (snapping) of a portion of the distal triceps: A biomechanical, anatomic explanation

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 561-567

  Spinner, Robert J ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Kim, Kyu Jung ^a   Goldner, Richard D ^b   O'Driscoll, Shown W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISLOCATION; ELBOW; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMAN; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035515372     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2001.118006     Document Type: Article

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