The importance of medial support in locked plating of proximal humerus fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-191

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Weil, Yoram ^a   Barker, Joseph U ^a   Kelly, Bryan T ^a   Helfet, David L ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Fracture; Locked screw; Locking plate; Proximal humerus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 34247563357     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3180333094     Document Type: Article

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