Anatomical considerations for percutaneous proximal humeral fracture fixation

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1133-1136

  Kamineni, S ^a   Ankem, H ^a   Sanghavi, S ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Neurovascular injury; Percutaneous pin fixation; Proximal humerus

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRILL; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE INJURY; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE INJURY; VISION; WIRE FIXATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 5444260080     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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