Treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures with minimally invasive fixation of the humeral head combined with flexible intramedullary wire fixation - Introduction of a new treatment concept

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 387, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 153-160

  Khodadadyan Klostermann, Cyrus ^a   Raschke, Michael ^a   Fontes, Roger ^a   Melcher, Ingo ^a   Sossan, Allen ^a   Bagchi, Kaushik ^a   Haas, Norbert ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intramedullary wires; Minimally invasive fixation techniques; Proximal humerus fracture; Three to four part fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036934224     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-002-0286-x     Document Type: Article

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