Adult distal humeral metaphyseal fractures: Epidemiology and results of treatment

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-47

  Robinson, C Michael ^a   Hill, Richard M F ^a   Jacobs, Neal ^a   Dall, Graham ^a   Court Brown, Charles M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fractures; Humerua; Prognosis; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHYSIS; OPEN FRACTURE; OSSIFYING MYOSITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037235891     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200301000-00006     Document Type: Article

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