Early management of complex proximal humeral fractures using the Aequalis fracture prosthesis: A two- to five-year follow-up report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1335-1340

  Kontakis, G M ^a   Tosounidis, T I ^a   Christoforakis, Z ^a   Hadjipavlou, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349671202     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B10.22473     Document Type: Article

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