Protocol for the ProFHER (PROximal fracture of the humerus: Evaluation by randomisation) trial: A pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of surgical versus non-surgical treatment for proximal fracture of the humerus in adults

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Handoll, Helen ^a   Brealey, Stephen ^b   Rangan, Amar ^c   Torgerson, David ^b   Dennis, Laura ^a   Armstrong, Alison ^d   Chuang, Ling Hsiang ^b   Cross, Ben ^b   Dumville, Jo ^b   Gardner, Sarah ^b   Goodchild, Lorna ^c   Hamilton, Sharon ^a   Hewitt, Catherine ^b   Madhok, Rajan ^e   Maffulli, Nicola ^f   Micklewright, Lucy ^c   Wadsworth, Valerie ^b   Wallace, Angus ^g   Williams, John ^h   Worthy, Gill ⁱ  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Southmoor House   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEPTICEMIA; SHORT FORM 12; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; WOUND INFECTION; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SHOULDER FRACTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SHOULDER PAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72749092012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-140     Document Type: Article

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