Use of a supracondylar nail for treatment of a supracondylar fracture of the femur following total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 210-213

  Smith, William J ^a   Martin, Steven L ^a   Mabrey, Jay D ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture; intramedullary fixation; supracondylar; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030029887     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(05)80021-X     Document Type: Article

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