Proximal humeral fractures in younger patients: fixation techniques and arthroplasty

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages S47-S60

  Boileau, Pascal ^a   Pennington, Scott D ^b   Alami, Ghassan ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b Athens Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^c Hôpital Régional de St Jérôme   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTHROPLASTY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ARTHROPLASTY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79958706200     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.12.006     Document Type: Review

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