Surgical stabilization of humeral shaft fractures due to gunshot wounds.
Humeral shaft fractures resulting from gunshot wounds are challenging injuries to treat. The results of surgical stabilization depend upon the appropriate indication and operative techniques. Compression plating, intramedullary fixation, and external fixation are discussed.
Karas
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Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
Strauss
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Sohail
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D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D016267:External Fixators; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016268:Internal Fixators; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*