Surgical treatment of humeral-shaft fractures: A register-based study in Finland between 1987 and 2009

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1704-1708

  Huttunen, Tuomas T ^a,b,d   Kannus, Pekka ^b,c,d   Lepola, Vesa ^b   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^e   Mattila, Ville M ^b,d  

^a Valkeakoski Regional Hospital   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Humeral fractures; Humeral shaft; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SHAFT FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84865525326     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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