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MRI demonstration of intra-articular median nerve entrapment after elbow dislocation

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We report a case of median nerve entrapment in the elbow joint diagnosed with MRI 14 months after closed reduction of a dislocated elbow joint.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, 41900, Derince/Kocaeli, Turkey

    Gur Akansel & Arzu Arslan

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Kartal State Hospital, Kartal Istanbul, Turkey

    Sedat Dalbayrak & Mesut Yilmaz

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Umut Hospital, Kartal Istanbul, Turkey

    Halil Bekler

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Akansel, G., Dalbayrak, S., Yilmaz, M. et al. MRI demonstration of intra-articular median nerve entrapment after elbow dislocation. Skeletal Radiol 32, 537–541 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-003-0667-4

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