Internal fixation of proximal humeral fractures

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Harrison, John W K ^a,b   Howcroft, Daniel W J ^a   Warner, James G ^a   Hodgson, Stephen P ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Displacement; Function; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; BONE DENSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISLOCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

BONE DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISLOCATIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 33947175569     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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