Humeral diaphyseal aseptic non-unions: An Algorithm of management

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Kontakis, George M ^a   Tosounidis, Theodoros ^a   Paskalos, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Humeral non union; Humeral pseudarthrosis; Humerus non union; Humerus pseudarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; DIAPHYSES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMERAL FRACTURES; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34848816800     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(07)80008-8     Document Type: Article

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