Proximal humeral fractures: A systematic review of treatment modalities

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-54

  Lanting, Brent ^a   MacDermid, Joy ^a   Drosdowech, Darren ^a   Faber, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MORBIDITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE PLATE; FALLING; FEMALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHOULDER; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 41649094823     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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