The Fixion® nailing system for stabilising diaphyseal fractures of the humerus: A two-year clinical experience

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-316

  Mallick, Emad ^a,b   Hazarika, Sharif ^a   Assad, Seif ^a   Scott, Malcolm ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b North Tyneside General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fixion; Humerus; Inflatable nail; Nail; Non union; Pathological fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 48249156574     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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