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The female geriatric proximal humeral fracture: protagonist for straight antegrade nailing?

INTRODUCTION: Straight antegrade humeral nailing (SAHN) has become a standard technique for the surgical fixation of proximal humeral fractures, which predominantly affect elderly females. The nail’s proximal anchoring point has been demonstrated to be critical to ensure reliable fixation in osteopo...

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Autores principales: Lindtner, Richard A., Kralinger, Franz S., Kapferer, Sebastian, Hengg, Clemens, Wambacher, Markus, Euler, Simon A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28756586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-017-2767-y