Hemiarthroplasty versus angle-stable locking compression plate osteosynthesis in the treatment of three- and four-part fractures of the proximal humerus in the elderly: design of a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The optimal surgical management of dislocated three- and four-part fractures of the proximal humerus in elderly patients remains unclear. Most used techniques are hemiarthroplasty and angle-stable locking compression plate osteosynthesis. In the current literature there is no evidence av...

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Autores principales: Verbeek, Paul A, van den Akker-Scheek, Inge, Wendt, Klaus W, Diercks, Ron L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22321162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-16

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