Modified transverse locking nail fixation of proximal femoral fractures

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 339, Issue , 1997, Pages 82-91

  Ziran, B H ^a,b   Sharkey, N A ^a   Smith, T S ^a   Wang, G ^a   Chapman, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE FIXATION; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030965710     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199706000-00012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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