External fixation for the treatment of open fractures of the proximal humerus caused by firearms
Nine patients with open fractures of the proximal humerus were treated using an external fixation device. All of them had grade III open fractures resulting from high-velocity missile and explosive injuries with massive foreign body contamination. Radial nerve injury was present in five and two mult...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Serbian Medical Society
2004-01-01
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Series: | Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2004/0370-81790404092M.pdf |