Natural history of complex fractures of the proximal humerus using a three-dimensional classification system

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-409

  Edelson, Gordon ^a   Safuri, Husam ^a   Salami, Joseph ^a   Vigder, Fina ^a   Militianu, Daniela ^b  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 43049144984     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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