Is ulnar nerve transposition beneficial during open reduction internal fixation of distal humerus fractures?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 391-394

  Chen, Ryan C ^a   Harris, David J ^b   Leduc, Stephane ^a   Borrelli Jr , Joseph J ^c   Tornetta, Paul ^b   Ricci, William M ^a,d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal humerus fracture; Transposition; Ulnar neuritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURE; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURITIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955670413     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181c99246     Document Type: Article

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