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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 86, 2015 - Issue 3
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Treatment of proximal humerus fractures in the elderly

A systematic review of 409 patients

Antti P LaunonenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Tampere University Hospital, TampereCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vesa LepolaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Tampere University Hospital, TampereCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tapio FlinkkiläDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, OuluCorrespondence[email protected]
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Minna LaitinenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Tampere University Hospital, TampereCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mika PaavolaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, HelsinkiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antti MalmivaaraNational Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 280-285 | Received 19 Aug 2014, Accepted 17 Nov 2014, Published online: 09 Jan 2015

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