Proximal humeral fractures and intramedullary nailing: Experience with a new nail system

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 489-498

  Blum, Jochen ^a   Hansen, Matthias ^a   Müller, Mathias ^b   Rommens, Pol M ^c   Matuschka, Helmut ^d   Olmeda, Antonio ^e   Radziejowski, Marek J ^f   Merbold, Wolfgang ^g   Nijs, Stefan ^h   Angeloni, Renzo ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation   (Switzerland)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Unfallkrankenhaus Meidling   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^g Childrens Hospital   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

ⁱ Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intramedullary nailing of long bones; Shoulder and hand

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350726435     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-009-8091-7     Document Type: Article

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