The floating shoulder

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1419-1424

  Owens, B D ^a   Goss, T P ^b  

^a KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; JOINT SCINTISCANNING; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751241710     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B11.17997     Document Type: Article

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