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Named after Arthur Holstein (1913–2000) and Gwylim Lewis (1914−2009), American orthopedic surgeons who described it in 1963.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve. Full definition →
Named after Arthur Holstein (1913–2000) and Gwylim Lewis (1914−2009), American orthopedic surgeons who described it in 1963.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.