Femoral fractures in the elderly treated with an unreamed titanium nail

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 287-291

  Zaki, S H ^a   Shamsi, S ^a   Butt, M S ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MALROTATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031840724     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)80207-6     Document Type: Article

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