Treatment of proximal humeral fractures with Polarus nail fixation

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Agel, Julie ^a,b   Jones, Clifford B ^a   Sanzone, Anthony G ^a   Camuso, Matthew ^a   Henley, M Bradford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; FIXATION FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1442284638     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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