Current concepts in the treatment of proximal humeral fractures

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-51

  Fakler, Johannes K M ^a   Hogan, Craig ^a,b   Heyde, Christoph E ^a   John, Thilo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTHROPLASTY; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; HUMANS; HUMERUS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749142078     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080101-13     Document Type: Review

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