Posteromedial approach to the distal humerus for fracture fixation

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-399

  Laporte, Cédric ^a,b   Thiongo, Maurice ^a   Jegou, Dominique ^a  

^a General Hospital of Meaux   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE MEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Diaphyseal fracture; Humerus; Posteromedial approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; RADIAL NERVE; BONE PLATE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750127403     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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