Locking intramedullary nails and locking plates in the treatment of two-part proximal humeral surgical neck fractures: A prospective randomized trial with a minimum of three years of follow-up

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-168

  Zhu, Yiming ^a   Lu, Yi ^a   Shen, Jiewei ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Jiang, Chunyan ^a  

^a Beijing Jishuitan Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGEONS SCORE; ARTICLE; CONSTANT MURLEY SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79251490102     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00155     Document Type: Article

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