Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 210-215 , March 2008

Primary hemiarthroplasty in four-part fractures of the proximal humerus: Randomized trial of two different implant systems

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.07.002

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 210-215 , March 2008