Surgical neck fractures of the proximal humerus: A laboratory evaluation of ten fixation techniques

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 778-783

  Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Blair, Benjamin ^a   Takei, Robert ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030004494     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199605000-00017     Document Type: Article

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