Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head

Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head

Head-splitting fractures occur as a result of violent compression of the head against the glenoid; the head splits and the tuberosities may remain attached to the fragments or split and separate. Isolated humeral head-splitting fractures are rare injuries. Favorable results with osteosynthesis can b...

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Main Authors: Andreas Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Pantazis, Ilias Iliopoulos, Ioannis Seferlis, Zinon Kokkalis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3539503
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