The use of elastic nails for intramedullary fixation of humeral fractures and nonunions

Orthopedics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 343-347

  Marchetti, P G ^a,c   Vicenzi, G ^a   Impallomeni, C ^a   Landi, S ^a   Surdo, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Mirano Hospital   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034000279     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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