Humeral shaft fractures treated by dynamic compression plates, Ender nails and interlocking nails

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-91

  Chao, Ting Cheng ^a,b   Chou, Wen Ying ^c   Chung, Jui Chang ^b   Hsu, Chien Jen ^a,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Guo Ren Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE PLATE; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644366795     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0620-8     Document Type: Article

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