Intramedullary Nailing of Humeral Shaft Fractures with a Locking Flexible Nail

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2103-2110

  Stannard, James P ^a   Harris, Howard W ^a   McGwin, Gerald ^a   Volgas, David A ^a   Alonso, Jorge E ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242659165     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200311000-00007     Document Type: Article

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