Arthroscopic Fixation Technique for Comminuted, Displaced Greater Tuberosity Fracture

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 600-609

  Ji, Jong Hun ^a   Shafi, Mohamed ^a   Song, In Soo ^b   Kim, Young Yul ^a   McFarland, Edward G ^c   Moon, Chang Yun ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Sun General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951298326     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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