Isolated fractures of the greater tuberosity of the proximal humerus

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 641-649

  Green, Andrew ^a,b   Izzi Jr , Joseph ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FROZEN SHOULDER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; JOINT FUNCTION; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE TRAINING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0346219391     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(02)86811-2     Document Type: Review

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