Salvage of the upper extremity in cases of tumorous destruction of the proximal humerus

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 337-344

  Fuhrmann, Renée A ^a   Roth, Andreas ^a   Venbrocks, Rolf A ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Humerus; Metastasis; Neoplasm; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE CANCER; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LIMB SALVAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0034077604     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050353     Document Type: Article

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