Intramedullary K-wire fixation of displaced proximal humeral fractures

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 577-579

  Al Zahrani, Salem ^a   Badr, Abdulhalim A ^a   Al Fahel, Hassan ^a   Saadeddin, Munir F ^a   Zamzam, Mohammed ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Intramedullary k wire fixation; Proximal humeral fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004655871     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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