Plating of acute humeral diaphyseal fractures through an anterior approach in multiple trauma patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-18

  Idoine III, John D ^a   French, Bruce G ^b   Opalek, Judy M ^b   DeMott, Lori ^c  

^a Doctors Hospital   (United States)

^b GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OhioHealth   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior approach; anterolateral approach; diaphysis; humeral shaft; multiple trauma; open reduction internal fixation; small fragment; supine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655184674     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318214ebd5     Document Type: Article

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