Open intramedullary nailing with tension band and locking sutures for proximal humeral fracture: Hot air balloon technique

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 594-601

  Park, Jin Young ^a   An, Jin Woo ^b   Oh, Jeong Hwan ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGEONS SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NEER SCORE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748431185     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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