Early management of proximal humeral fractures with hemiarthroplasty: A systematic review

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1407-1413

  Kontakis, G ^a,b   Koutras, C ^a   Tosounidis, T ^a,b   Giannoudis, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ARTHROPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549130783     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.21070     Document Type: Review

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