Least possible fixation of fractures of the proximal humerus

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 443-447

  Hockings, Michael ^a,b   Haines, John F ^a  

^a TRAFFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; KIRSCHNER WIRE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037954038     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00189-4     Document Type: Article

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