Surgical treatment of two-part fractures of the proximal humerus: Comparison of fixed-angle plate osteosynthesis and Zifko nails

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1041-1046

  Matziolis, Doerte ^a   Kaeaeb, Max ^a   Zandi, Souska Sophie ^a   Perka, Carsten ^a   Greiner, Stefan ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complication rate; Constant score; Proximal humerus plate; Satisfaction; Two part fracture; Zifko nail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956651032     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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