Antegrade locked intramedullary nailing versus dynamic compression plating for humeral shaft fractures in adults: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 443-447

  Zheng, Xiaozuo ^a   Liu, Ming ^a   Duan, Xin ^a   Shu, Tao ^a   Xiang, Zhou ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractures; Humerus; Meta analysis; Nail; Plate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHOULDER DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865342695     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-011-0871-1     Document Type: Article

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