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Humeral Shaft Fractures (Transverse, Oblique, Butterfly, Bifocal)

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In this chapter, reconstruction of mid shaft humeral fractures is described. Choice of approach, implant selection and tips and tricks to avoid pitfalls of fracture fixation is discussed.

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  1. Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Anthony Howard, Theodoros Tosounidis & Peter V. Giannoudis

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    Peter V. Giannoudis

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Howard, A., Tosounidis, T., Giannoudis, P.V. (2018). Humeral Shaft Fractures (Transverse, Oblique, Butterfly, Bifocal). In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Fracture Reduction and Fixation Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68628-8_15

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