Evaluation and Treatment of Metastases to the Humerus

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 415, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Frassica, Frank J ^a   Frassica, Deborah A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE METASTASIS; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LONG BONE; PAIN; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0142188095     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000093052.96273.a7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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