Gunshot Fractures of the Humeral Shaft Treated with External Fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-278

  Wisniewski, Tadek F ^a,b   Radziejowski, Marek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

External fixator; Gunshot fractures; Humeral shaft; Minimal debridement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0029704070     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199605000-00008     Document Type: Article

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