Revision arthroscopic contracture release in the elbow resulting in an ulnar nerve transection: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1246-1249

  Gay, David M ^a   Raphael, Bradley S ^b   Weiland, Andrew J ^b  

^a Flagler Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ULNAR NERVE; ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROSURGERY; REOPERATION; SPLINT; ULNA FRACTURE;

ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SPLINTS; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ULNA FRACTURES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77952475330     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00555     Document Type: Article

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