The Cubital Tunnel syndrome: A case report and discussion

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 347-350

  Rich, Brian C ^a   McKay, Mary Pat ^a,b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome; Tardy ulnar nerve palsy; Ulnar neuritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; ELBOW; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; BRACES; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036860383     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00565-6     Document Type: Article

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