Results of the T2 humeral nailing system with special focus on compression interlocking

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Mückley, Thomas ^a,b   Diefenbeck, Michael ^a,b   Sorkin, Anthony T ^c   Beimel, Claudia ^d   Goebel, Michael ^e   Bühren, Volker ^e  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b BG KLINIKEN BERGMANNSTROST   (Germany)

^c Rockford Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d Stryker Orthopaedics   (United States)

^e BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compression locking; Humeral fractures; Humeral nailing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONSTANT SHOULDER SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MORREY ELBOW SCORE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149131702     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.08.031     Document Type: Article

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