STRUTHERS’ LIGAMENT AND SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERAL PROCESS: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

STRUTHERS’ LIGAMENT AND SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERAL PROCESS: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and anatomical characteristics of Struthers’ ligament and the supracondylar humeral process and evaluate the clinical implications in compressive neuropathy of the median nerve . Method: We dissected 60 arms from 30 c...

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Main Authors: Edie Benedito Caetano, João José Sabongi Neto, Luiz Angelo Vieira, Maurício Ferreira Caetano, José Eduardo de Bona, Thais Mayor Simonatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2017-08-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Ligaments
Nerve compression syndromes
Median nerve
Humerus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522017000400137&tlng=en

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