Surgical management of diaphyseal humeral nonunion after intramedullary nailing: Wave-plate fixation and autologous bone grafting without nail removal

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-313

  Gerber, Ariane ^a   Marti, René ^b   Jupiter, Jesse ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIAL NERVE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042061382     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(03)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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