Radial Nerve Injuries Associated With Humeral Fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 655-663

  DeFranco, Michael J ^a   Lawton, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture; humerus; palsy; Radial nerve; surgical exposure; trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; HUMERUS; MICROSURGERY; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADIAL NERVE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 33646065652     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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