Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 112-118 , March 1999

Extensile approach to the anterolateral surface of the humerus and the radial nerve

  • Anis O. Mekhail, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
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  • Anthony J. Checroun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
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  • Nabil A. Ebraheim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nabil A. Ebraheim, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, 3000 Arlington. Ave, Toledo, OH 43699-0008.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
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  • William T. Jackson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • ,
  • Richard A. Yeasting, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio, USA

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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 112-118 , March 1999

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