Current strategies for the treatment of proximal humeral fractures: An analysis of a survey carried out at 348 hospitals in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages e8-

  Tepass, Alexander ^a   Blumenstock, Gunnar ^a   Weise, Kuno ^a   Rolauffs, Bernd ^a   Bahrs, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complication; Proximal humeral fractures; Questionnaire; Survey; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LIMB DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84870887700     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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