Anatomic relationship of the radial nerve to the elbow joint: Clinical implications of safe pin placement

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 684-688

  Kamineni, Srinath ^a,e   Ankem, H ^b   Patten, Darren K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Vizag Orthopaedics and Sports ^*  (India)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal humerus; Elbow joint; External fixation anatomy; Radial nerve; Trans epicondylar distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM; ARTICLE; ELBOW; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; IMPLANT; LATERAL EPICONDYLE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SAFE PIN PLACEMENT; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANS EPICONDYLAR DISTANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 68549117213     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20831     Document Type: Article

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