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Intramedullary nailing of humeral diaphyseal fractures. Is distal locking really necessary?

PURPOSE: Distal interlocking is regarded as an inherent part of the antegrade humeral nailing technique, but it exposes both the patient and surgeon to radiation, is time consuming, and has a potential risk of damaging neurovascular structures. We have presented our technique of diaphyseal humeral n...

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Autores principales: Tyllianakis, Minos, Tsoumpos, Pantelis, Anagnostou, Kostas, Konstantopoulou, Anna, Panagopoulos, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3743033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23960365
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.114233