Simultaneous fracture of the femur and the femoral stem following total hip replacement. A case report

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 182-184

  Tanchev, P I ^a,c   Dikov, D M ^a   Novkov, H V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c Gorna Banya Orthopedics Hospital   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0029884402     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050059     Document Type: Article

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