Musculocutaneous nerve entrapment: An unusual complication after biceps tenodesis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2467-2469

  Ma, Hanley ^a   Van Heest, Ann ^a   Glisson, Colleen ^a   Patel, Shounuck ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps tenodesis; Complications; Nerve injury; Neurolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TENODESIS;

EID: 73249133396     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509337406     Document Type: Article

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