Prospective randomized comparative study of antegrade and retrograde locked nailing for middle humeral shaft fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-102

  Cheng, Hao Ren ^a   Lin, Jinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antegrade and retrograde nailing; Humeral fracture; Prospective randomized study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; SURGICAL APPROACH; AGED; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649964958     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31812eed7f     Document Type: Article

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