An anterosuperior approach for proximal humeral fractures

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-81

  Webb, Mark ^a   Funk, Lennard ^a,b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterosuperior approach; Proximal humerus fracture; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33744819710     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132589-200606000-00001     Document Type: Article

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