Intramedullary nailing for non-union of the humeral diaphysis: A review

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 953-960

  Kontakis, George M ^a   Papadokostakis, George M ^a   Alpantaki, Kalliopi ^c   Chlouverakis, Gregory ^b   Hadjipavlou, Alexander G ^a   Giannoudis, Peter V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humerus; Nailing; Non union

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748156548     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.02.050     Document Type: Article

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