The surgical approach for locking plate osteosynthesis of displaced proximal humeral fractures influences the functional outcome

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Hepp, Pierre ^a   Theopold, Jan ^a   Voigt, Christine ^b   Engel, Thomas ^a   Josten, Christoph ^a   Lill, Helmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Friederikenstift ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTANT SCORE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41649107498     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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