Iatrogenic nerve injury with the Russell-Taylor humeral nail

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-228

  Blyth, M J G ^a   Macleod, C M B ^a   Asante, D K ^b   Kinninmonth, A W G ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RUSSELL TAYLOR NAIL; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 0037336673     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00176-0     Document Type: Article

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