Indications for computed tomography (CT-) diagnostics in proximal humeral fractures: A comparative study of plain radiography and computed tomography

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bahrs, Christian ^a   Rolauffs, Bernd ^a   Südkamp, Norbert P ^b   Schmal, Hagen ^b   Eingartner, Christoph ^c   Dietz, Klaus ^a   Pereira, Philippe L ^d   Weise, Kuno ^a   Lingenfelter, Erich ^e   Helwig, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e Northland Bone and Joint Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMERUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER FRACTURE;

NEUROPEPTIDE; POSTURAL ASYMMETRY FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPEPTIDES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649117018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-33     Document Type: Article

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