Radial nerve palsy associated with fractures of the shaft of the humerus. A systematic review

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1647-1652

  Shao, Y C ^a   Harwood, P ^a   Grotz, M R W ^a   Limb, D ^a   Giannoudis, P V ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON TRANSFER;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; PARALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29444461184     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B12.16132     Document Type: Review

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