Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 91-94 , January 2007

Acute compression of the median nerve at the elbow by the lacertus fibrosus

  • William H. Seitz Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at Lutheran, Cleveland, OH
    • The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William H. Seitz, Jr, MD, Cleveland Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at Lutheran, 1730 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113.
    • ,
  • Hideaki Matsuoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
    • ,
  • James McAdoo, MD

      Affiliations

    • South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, OH
    • ,
  • Gary Sherman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Robinwood Orthopaedic Specialty Center, Hagerstown, MD
    • ,
  • D. Philip Stickney, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Collis Group, Broadview Heights, OH

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PII: S1058-2746(06)00140-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.04.005

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 91-94 , January 2007

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