Surgical management of multiple painful rib nonunions in patient with a history of severe shoulder girdle trauma: A case report and literature review

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 600-604

  Anavian, Jack ^a   Guthrie, S Trent ^a   Cole, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest wall injuries; Nonunion; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAINTING; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIB FRACTURE; SCAPULA; SHOULDER FRACTURE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHEST PAIN; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIB FRACTURES; SCAPULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69349085548     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181a15e90     Document Type: Article

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