Vascular implications of minimally invasive plating of proximal humerus fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 602-607

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Voos, James E ^a   Wanich, Tony ^a   Helfet, David L ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Locked plating; Minimally invasive; Proximal humerus fracture; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

LATEX; POLYMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; INJECTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33750693402     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000246412.10176.14     Document Type: Article

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