Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humerus in Children Require Open/ Closed Reduction and Internal Fixation

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-55

  Schwendenwein, Elisabeth ^a   Hajdu, S ^a   Gaebler, C ^a   Stengg, K ^a   Vecsel V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Children; Displaced fracture; Proximal humerus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METAPHYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARUS DEFORMITY;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642360563     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815781     Document Type: Article

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