Open reduction and internal fixation of proximal humeral fractures with use of the locking proximal humerus plate. Results of a prospective, multicenter, observational study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1320-1328

  Sudkamp N ^a   Bayer, J ^a   Hepp, P ^b   Voigt, C ^c   Oestern, H ^d   Kaab M ^e   Luo, C ^f   Plecko, M ^g   Wendt, K ^h   Kostler W ^a   Konrad, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Friederikenstift   (Germany)

^d ALLGEMEINES KRANKENHAUS CELLE   (Germany)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g Trauma Surgery Hospital Graz   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERFORATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND INFECTION; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649869541     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00006     Document Type: Article

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