Intramedullary pinning with tension-band wiring for surgical neck fractures of the proximal humerus in elderly patients

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 538-545

  Lu, Cheng Chang ^a   Chang, Ming Wei ^a   Lin, Gau Tyan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intramedullary pinning with tension band wiring; Surgical neck fractures of proximal humerus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSTHESIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 10344240949     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70255-4     Document Type: Article

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