Plate versus intramedullary nail fixation in the treatment of humeral shaft fractures: An updated meta-analysis

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 387-395

  Ouyang, Hanbin ^a   Xiong, Jun ^a   Xiang, Peng ^a   Cui, Zhuang ^a   Chen, Liguang ^a   Yu, Bin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bone plates; Fracture fixation; Humeral fractures; Intramedullary nail; Level II; Meta analysis of prospective comparative trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SHAFT FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAMEDULLARY PLATE FIXATION; JOINT MOBILITY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES;

EID: 84874268279     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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