Internal fixation versus nonoperative treatment of displaced 3-part proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 747-755

  Olerud, Per ^a   Ahrengart, Leif ^a   Ponzer, Sari ^a   Saving, Jenny ^a   Tidermark, Jan ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional outcome; Internal fixation; Proximal humeral fractures; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; CONSTANT AND DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; LIMB DISEASE; LOCKING PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958839836     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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