Morphology and dynamics of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel after percutaneous cross-pinning of supracondylar fractures in children's elbows: An ultrasonographic study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-193

  Karakurt, Lokman ^a   Ozdemir, Huseyin ^a   Yilmaz, Erhan ^a   Inci, Murat ^a   Belhan, Oktay ^a   Serin, Erhan ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel; Dynamics; Medial pin; Morphology; Ulnar nerve; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 18144454189     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200505000-00009     Document Type: Article

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