Holstein-Lewis fracture

noun

Etymology

Named after Arthur Holstein (1913–2000) and Gwylim Lewis (1914−2009), American orthopedic surgeons who described it in 1963.

Definitions

  1. A fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve.

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