Clinical outcome of the treatment of floating shoulder by osteosynthesis for clavicular fracture alone

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 589-591

  Hashiguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Ito, Hiromoto ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FLOATING SHOULDER; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LIGAMENT; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURGICAL PATIENT; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0347480507     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(03)00179-4     Document Type: Article

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