Intraoperatively proven anomalous Struthers' ligament diagnosed by MRI

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 532-535

  Pecina M ^a,b   Boric I ^a   Anticevic D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anomalous Struthers' ligament; MRI; Supracondylar process syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; HUMERUS; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 0036942746     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0510-3     Document Type: Article

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