The check x-ray: An unnecessary investigation after hip fracture fixation?

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 351-352

  Haddad, F S ^a,c   Williams, R L ^b   Prendergast, C M ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c 46B Hanover Gate Mansions ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0029897594     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00225-1     Document Type: Article

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