## Background Although the non-operative management of closed humeral midshaft fractures has been advocated for years, the increasing popularity of operative intervention has left the optimal treatment choice unclear. ## Objective To compare the outcomes of operative and non-operative treatment o
Hip fractures in nonagenarians—a study on operative and non-operative management
✍ Scribed by L.H. Ooi; T.H. Wong; C.L. Toh; H.P. Wong
- Book ID
- 113659219
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-1383
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