Management of intercondylar fractures of the humerus using the extensor mechanism-sparing paratricipital posterior approach

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-752

  Ali, Ayman M ^a,b   HassaniN, Ehab Y ^a,b   El Ganainy, Abd El Rhman A ^a,b   Abd Elmoa, Tamer ^a,b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Humerus; Intercondylar fracture; Paratricipital posterior approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149377739     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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