Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-439

  Drosdowech, Darren S ^a,b   Faber, Kenneth J ^a,b   Athwal, George S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PLATE FIXATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BONE PLATES; DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51549103060     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.06.003     Document Type: Review

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