Unreamed intramedullary nailing of acute femoral shaft fractures using a traction device without fracture table

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-179

  Reynders, P ^a   Broos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Femoral distraction; Femur fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Manual traction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SKELETON TRACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; STAINLESS STEEL; TIME FACTORS; TRACTION;

EID: 0031847189     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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