Trochanteric union following revision total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-33

  Bal, B Sonny ^b   Maurer, B Ted ^b   Harris, William H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Osteotomy; Reattachment; Total hip arthroplasty; Trochanter; Trochanteric union

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0031916626     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90072-9     Document Type: Article

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