Primary radial nerve palsy in patients with acute humeral shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 408-414

  Ekholm, Radford ^a   Ponzer, Sari ^a   Törnkvist, Hans ^a   Adami, Johanna ^b   Tidermark, Jan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Humeral fractures; Quality of life; Radial neuropathy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; AGED; DISABILITY; FRACTURE; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PARALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52449099283     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318177eb06     Document Type: Article

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