The clinical benefit of medial support screws in locking plating of proximal humerus fractures: A prospective randomized study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1655-1661

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Zheng, Jinyou ^a   Wang, Weiliang ^a   Lin, Guangmao ^a   Huang, Yijiang ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Edem Prince, Ghamor Amegavi ^b   Yang, Guojing ^a  

^a Medical College   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755135517     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1227-5     Document Type: Article

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