Progress in clinical neurosciences: Perioperative ulnar neuropathies: A medicolegal review

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-19

  Stewart, John D ^a   Shantz, Stephen H ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; ULNAR NERVE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM TUMOR; SURGERY;

AGED; CANADA; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 0037317092     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002377     Document Type: Review

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