Early full range of shoulder and elbow motion is possible after minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis for humeral shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 212-216

  Kobayashi, Makoto ^a   Watanabe, Yoshinobu ^a   Matsushita, Takashi ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Humeral shaft fracture; MIPO; Recovery; ROM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE FIXATION; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950273998     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181c2fe49     Document Type: Article

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