Analysis of efficacy and failure in proximal humerus fractures treated with locking plates.

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Published in J Orthop Trauma on November 07, 2007

Authors

Juan Agudelo1, Matthias Schürmann, Philip Stahel, Peter Helwig, Steven J Morgan, Wolfgang Zechel, Christian Bahrs, Anand Parekh, Bruce Ziran, Allison Williams, Wade Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80204, USA. juan.agudelorivera@uchsc.edu

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