Functional outcome of surgical treatment of symptomatic nonunion and malunion of midshaft clavicle fractures

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 510-513

  Rosenberg, Nahum ^a   Neumann, Lars ^a   Wallace, Angus W ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLAVICLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548678221     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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