Geometric mismatch of the gamma nail to the Chinese femur

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 323, Issue , 1996, Pages 42-48

  Leung, K S ^a   Procter, P ^b   Robioneck, B ^c   Behrens, K ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Mathys Medical Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c Howmedica GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREW; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030058597     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199602000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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