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Percutaneous fixation with Schanz screws for displaced two- and three- part fractures of the proximal humerus in patients above fifty years of age

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether two 3.0 mm Schanz screws in two-part proximal humeral fractures (plus one additional Schanz screw or K wire in three-part fractures) can provide enough stability to allow early mobilization until healing occurs in elderly patients. SETTINGS AND D...

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Autores principales: Eid, Abdelsalam, Osman, Mohamed, Fekry, Hosam-Eldeen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21897582
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.83195