Are polyaxially locked screws advantageous in the plate osteosynthesis of proximal humeral fractures in the elderly? A prospective randomized clinical observational study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 596-602

  Voigt, Christine ^a,b   Geisler, Andreas ^a   Hepp, Pierre ^c   Schulz, Arndt P ^b   Lill, Helmut ^a  

^a Friederikenstift   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

complications; locking plate; osteosynthesis; polyaxiality; proximal humeral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONSTANT SCORE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER HAND SCORE; DYNAMOMETER; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LOCKING PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052895052     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318206eb46     Document Type: Review

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