Humeral shaft fracture management, a prospective study; nailing or plating

Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-42

  Kumar, Rupesh ^a   Singh, Pankaj ^a   Chaudhary, Lal Jee ^b   Singh, Shailendra ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

^b DMCH   (India)

Author keywords

DCP Plate; Humerus fracture; Interlocked nail; Internal fixation; Osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SHAFT FRACTURE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION;

EID: 84862585459     PISSN: 09765662     EISSN: 22133445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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