Treatment of humeral shaft fractures with humeral locked nail and comparison with plate fixation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 859-864

  Lin, Jinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Humeral fractures; Locked nails; Plate fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031779858     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00019     Document Type: Article

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