The use of ESIN in humerus fractures : Shaft seldom, subcapital sometimes, supracondylar often

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-18

  Knorr, Peter ^a   Joeris, Alexander ^b   Lieber, Justus ^c   Schalamon, Johannes ^d   Dietz, Hans Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c St Hedwig's Hospital   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Child; ESIN; Fracture; Humerus; Operative

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; DISLOCATION; ELASTIC STABLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; FEMUR FRACTURE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMPLANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 18444381163     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-005-1076-2     Document Type: Article

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