Minimally invasive polyaxial locking plate fixation of proximal humeral fractures: A prospective study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1737-1744

  Ruchholtz, Steffen ^a   Hauk, Carsten ^a   Lewan, Ulrike ^a   Franz, Daniel ^a   Kühne, Christian ^a   Zettl, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Humeral head fracture; Minimal invasive surgery; Polyaxial locking plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PLATE FIXATION; POLYAXIAL LOCKING PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; COHORT STUDIES; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84255166685     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31823f62e4     Document Type: Article

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