Acute compression of the median nerve at the elbow by the lacertus fibrosus

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-94

  Seitz Jr , William H ^a,b,c   Matsuoka, Hideaki ^d   McAdoo, James ^e   Sherman, Gary ^f   Stickney, D Philip ^g  

^a Lutheran Hospital Cleveland   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e South Pointe Hospital   (United States)

^f Robinwood Orthopaedic Specialty Center   (United States)

^g The Collis Group Broadview   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; ELBOW INJURY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACERTUS FIBROSUS; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TENDON JUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TENDON;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 33846236325     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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