Cement augmentation of intertrochanteric fracture fixation:A cadaver comparison of 2 techniques

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Choueka, Jack ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^b   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FIXATION;

EID: 0029921365     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679608994661     Document Type: Article

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