Isolated fractures of the greater tuberosity of the proximal humerus: A long-term retrospective study of 30 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 714-720

  Mattyasovszky, Stefan G ^a   Burkhart, Klaus J ^a   Ahlers, Christopher ^b   Proschek, Dirk ^a   Dietz, Sven Oliver ^a   Becker, Inma ^a   Müller Haberstock, Stephan ^a   Müller, Lars P ^a   Rommens, Pol M ^a  

^a Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82255176897     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2011.618912     Document Type: Article

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