Surgical treatment of comminuted, displaced fractures of the greater tuberosity of the proximal humerus: A new technique of double-row suture-anchor fixation and long-term results

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 946-952

  Bhatia, Deepak N ^a   van Rooyen, Karin S ^a   du Toit, D F ^b   de Beer, Joe F ^a  

^a Cape Shoulder Institute   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bicipital impingement; Comminution; Double row fixation; Greater tuberosity fracture; Suture anchor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BICIPITAL IMPINGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE ROW SUTURE ANCHOR FIXATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33748328127     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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