Spontaneous hip fractures. 44/872 in a prospective study

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-326

  Parker, Martyn J ^a   Twemlow, Thomas R ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030871072     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679708996170     Document Type: Article

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