Closed humeral shaft fractures: A prospective evaluation of surgical treatment

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 947-951

  Chiu, Fang Yao ^a,b   Chen, Chuan Mu ^a   Lin, Chien Fu Jeff ^a   Lo, Wai Hee ^a   Huang, Yuan Lung ^a   Chen, Tain Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic compression plate; Ender nail; Humeral shaft fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ENDER NAIL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031446865     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199712000-00014     Document Type: Article

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