Injury to the radial nerve caused by fracture of the humeral shaft: Timing and neurobiological aspects related to treatment and diagnosis

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 153-157

  Thomsen, Niels O B ^a   Dahlin, Lars B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Humeral shaft fracture; Nerve regeneration; Nerve repair; Radial nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SURAL NERVE; TENDON TRANSFER; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RUPTURE; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURAL NERVE; TENDON TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548087930     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310701445586     Document Type: Review

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