Humeral nonunion associated with metallosis secondary to use of a titanium flexible humeral intramedullary nail: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2266-2269

  Kang, Richard ^a   Stern, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036898710     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200212000-00021     Document Type: Article

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