Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 216-219 , March 2008

Functional outcome following one-part proximal humeral fractures: A prospective study

  • Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Frank Liporace, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Michael Walsh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Monet A. France, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Kenneth A. Egol, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kenneth A. Egol, MD, 301 E17th St, New York, NY 10003.

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PII: S1058-2746(07)00621-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.07.016

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 216-219 , March 2008

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