Internal fixation of fractures of the shaft of the humerus by dynamic compression plate or intramedullary nail: A prospective study

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-218

  Raghavendra, S ^a,b   Bhalodiya, Haresh P ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Fractures of the shaft of the humerus; Intramedullary nailing; Plating

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547652415     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.33685     Document Type: Article

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