Radial nerve entrapment in a humeral fracture callus

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-121

  Hugon, Sébastien ^a,b   Daubresse, François ^a   Depierreux, Luc ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Regional de Namur   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Callus; Humerus fracture; Nerve graft; Radial nerve; Radial palsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; RADIAL NEUROPATHY;

ADULT; BONY CALLUS; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RADIAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 40849098673     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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