Analysis of efficacy and failure in proximal humerus fractures treated with locking plates

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 676-681

  Agudelo, Juan ^a,f   Schürmann, Matthias ^b   Stahel, Philip ^a,c   Helwig, Peter ^d   Morgan, Steven J ^a   Zechel, Wolfgang ^b   Bahrs, Christian ^d   Parekh, Anand ^a   Ziran, Bruce ^e   Williams, Allison ^a   Smith, Wade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Locking plate; Proximal humerus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 35948976112     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31815bb09d     Document Type: Review

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