Internal fixation of proximal humeral fractures with a Polarus humeral nail

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-139

  Koike, Yoichi ^a   Komatsuda, Tatsuro ^a   Sato, Katsumi ^a  

^a TOHOKU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical result; Internal fixation; Proximal humeral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE NECROSIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SHOULDER SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 51649106999     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-008-0019-1     Document Type: Article

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