Holstein-Lewis fracture
Meaning
Noun
- A fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve.
Origin
- Named after Arthur Holstein (born 1914) and Gwylim Lewis (1914−2009), American orthopedic surgeons who described it in 1963.
Modern English dictionary
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