Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 42-54 , January 2008

Proximal humeral fractures: A systematic review of treatment modalities

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 Supported by Summer Research Training Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, and New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.03.016

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