Complex fractures of the humeral shaft treated with antegrade locked intramedullary nail: clinical experience and long-term results
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2015
Short description:
Complex fractures of the humeral shaft treated with antegrade locked intramedullary nail: clinical experience and long-term results / Campochiaro, Gabriele; Baudi, Paolo; Loschi, Roberta; Serafini, Fabio; Catani, Fabio. - In: ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE. - ISSN 0392-4203. - 86:1(2015), pp. 69-76.
abstract:
indications for surgical treatment of complex humeral shaft fractures are still controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of treating humeral shaft fractures using antegrade locked intramedullary nail, compared to the treatment with traditional more aggressive techniques such as plate and screws.
Iris type:
Articolo su rivista
Keywords:
Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Female; Fracture Healing; Humans; Humeral Fractures; Male; Middle Aged; Range of Motion, Articular; Shoulder Joint; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Bone Nails; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
List of contributors:
Campochiaro, Gabriele; Baudi, Paolo; Loschi, Roberta; Serafini, Fabio; Catani, Fabio
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