Supracondylar femur fractures above an Insall-Burstein CCK total knee: A new method of intramedullary stem fixation

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 473-478

  Peyton, Randall S ^a,c   Booth Jr , Robert E ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Surgery Practice   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal femur fracture; Retrieval device; Stems; Supracondylar fracture; Technique; Total knee prosthesis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0031809871     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90018-3     Document Type: Article

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