A morphometric study on the humerus for intramedullary fixation

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Akpinar, Fuat ^a   Aydinlioǧlu, Atif ^a   Tosun, Nihat ^a   Doǧan, Ali ^a   Tuncay, Ibrahim ^a   Ünal, Özkan ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Entry point; Humerus; Intramedullary nail; Morphometric measurement; Septal aperture

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MORPHOMETRICS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERUS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642476433     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.199.35     Document Type: Review

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