Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 144-147 , January 2004

Radial nerve palsy associated with high-energy humeral shaft fractures 1

  • David Ring, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David Ring, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ambulatory Care Center 525, 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • Harvard Medical School, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • ,
  • Kingsley Chin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Jesse B Jupiter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Received 20 February 2003 ,Revised 4 September 2003 ,Accepted 4 September 2003.

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PII: S0363-5023(03)00504-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.09.013

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 144-147 , January 2004

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