Proximal humeral fractures: Regional differences in bone mineral density of the humeral head affect the fixation strength of cancellous screws

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 620-624

  Tingart, Markus J ^a   Lehtinen, Janne ^b   Zurakowski, David ^c   Warner, Jon J P ^b   Apreleva, Maria ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 33748436645     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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