Hybrid locked plating of osteoporotic fractures of the humerus

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1962-1967

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Griffith, Matthew H ^a   Demetrakopoulos, Demetris ^a   Brophy, Robert H ^a   Grose, Andrew ^a   Helfet, David L ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LOADING TEST; MACHINE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33748453701     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00893     Document Type: Article

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