Absorbable implants in the treatment of distal humeral fractures in adolescents and adults

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Pelto Vasenius, K ^a   Hirvensalo, E ^a   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absorhable implants; Distal humerus; Fracture

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142600580     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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