Internal fixation of proximal humeral fractures with locking proximal humeral plate (LPHP) in elderly patients with osteoporosis

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-153

  Siwach, Ramchander ^a   Singh, Roop ^a   Rohilla, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Kadian, Virender Singh ^a   Sangwan, Sukhbir Singh ^a   Dhanda, Manjeet ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fractures; Humerus; Internal fixation; Locking compression plate; Osteoporosis; Proximal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; JOINT MOBILIZATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 51649099681     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-008-0014-6     Document Type: Article

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