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A Recurrent Stress Fracture of the Humerus following Fixation: The Effect of Implant Stress Shielding

INTRODUCTION: Non-traumatic stress fractures of the humerus are often related to a throwing motion. This type of humeral fracture is often due to uncoordinated muscular activity on the humeral shaft. These forces over time may contribute to mid-shaft humeral stress fractures, an injury often referre...

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Autores principales: Kugelman, David N, Frankel, Victor H, Baker, Arthur, Egol, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6727462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534922
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.1342