The Operative Treatment of Diaphyseal Humeral Shaft Fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Cole, Peter A ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTEGRADE INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; ARM INJURY; BONE PLATE; CALLUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEFORMITY; DIAPHYSEAL HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL BRACE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; RETROGRADE INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAPHYSES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES;

EID: 36549064682     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.11.004     Document Type: Review

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