Percutaneous insertion of a proximal humeral locking plate: An anatomic study

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-211

  Smith, Jason ^a   Berry, Greg ^a   Laflamme, Yves ^b   Blain Pare, Etienne ^c   Reindl, Rudy ^a   Harvey, Edward ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Axillary nerve; Fracture; Geriatric; Minimally invasive; Osteoporotic; Proximal humerus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACROMION; AXILLA; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; SHOULDER; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33845918500     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.08.025     Document Type: Article

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