Management of nonunions of the proximal humeral diaphysis

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1244-1248

  Prasarn, Mark L ^a   Achor, Timothy ^a   Paul, Omesh ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a   Helfet, David L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphyseal; Fracture; Humerus; Nonunion; Osteosynthesis; Plating; Proximal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DATA BASE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MOTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149360184     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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