Percutaneous humeral plating of fractures of the proximal humerus: Results of a prospective multicenter clinical trial

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-158

  Laflamme, George Yves ^a   Rouleau, Dominique M ^a   Berry, Gregory K ^b   Beaumont, Pierre H ^a   Reindl, Rudolf ^c   Harvey, Edward J ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Axillary nerve; Fracture; Locking plate; Minimally invasive; Proximal humerus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 43249104400     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181694f7d     Document Type: Article

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