Clinical and radiological evaluation of minimally displaced proximal humeral fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 673-679

  Bahrs, Christian ^a   Rolauffs, Bernd ^a   Dietz, Klaus ^a   Eingartner, Christoph ^b   Weise, Kuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Conservative treatment; Non operative treatment; Proximal humeral fractures; Shoulder fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER FRACTURE;

AGE FACTORS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 77953061221     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0975-9     Document Type: Article

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