Plating of humeral shaft fractures - Has the pendulum swung back?

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 580-586

  Niall, D M ^a,b   O'Mahony, J ^a   McElwain, J P ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Newland Lodge   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AO classification; Humeral shaft fractures; Plate fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ELBOW; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2342641983     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.10.021     Document Type: Article

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