Functional treatment of closed humeral shaft fractures

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-13

  Toivanen, J A K ^a,b,d   Nieminen, J ^c   Laine, H J ^a   Honkonen, S E ^a   Jarvinen M J ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c COXA Hospital ^*  (Finland)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACES; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13844269288     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0612-8     Document Type: Article

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