A prospective study of a new locking plate for proximal humeral fracture

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-196

  Bigorre, N ^a   Talha, A ^a   Cronier, P ^a   Hubert, L ^a   Toulemonde, J L ^a   Massin, P ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Internal fixation; Locking plate; Proximal humeral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERNAL FIXATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; BONE PLATE; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549118184     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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