Avascular necrosis of the head of femur after intramedullary nailing for fracture of the shaft of the femur

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 663-665

  Shahane, S A ^a,b   Farhan, M J ^a  

^a BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS;

EID: 0030294686     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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