Absence of avascular necrosis of the humeral head after post-traumatic rupture of the anterior and posterior humeral circumflex arteries: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1256-1259

  Gerber, Christian ^a   Lambert, Simon M ^b   Hoogewoud, Henri M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; AXILLARY ARTERY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029844785     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199608000-00018     Document Type: Article

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