Complications and hardware removal after open reduction and internal fixation of humeral fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1273-1277

  Lovald, Scott ^a,d   Mercer, Deana ^b   Hanson, Jean ^c   Cowgill, Ian ^c   Erdman, Meghan ^c   Robinson, Paul ^c   Diamond, Beverly ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PhDx Systems   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Fixation; Humerus; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; Removal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79955756037     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318215bedd     Document Type: Article

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