Displaced proximal humeral fractures: Intramedullary nailing versus conservative treatment

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 459-463

  van den Broek, Chris M ^a   van den Besselaar, Marijn ^b   Coenen, Jean M F ^c   Vegt, Paul A ^c  

^a Department of Orthopedics   (Netherlands)

^b MCH Westeinde ^*  (Netherlands)

^c ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Dislocated; Intramedullary nailing; Proximal humeral fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 34547105323     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0250-2     Document Type: Article

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