The extended anterolateral acromial approach allows minimally invasive access to the proximal humerus

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 434, Issue , 2005, Pages 123-129

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Griffith, Matthew H ^a   Dines, Joshua S ^a   Briggs, Stephen M ^a   Weiland, Andrew J ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18144397507     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000152872.95806.09     Document Type: Article

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