Absorbable fixation of femoral head fractures: A prospective study of six cases

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-48

  Jukkala Partio, K ^a   Partio, E K ^a   Hirvensalo, E ^a   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable implants; femoral head; fracture

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP DISLOCATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031971642     PISSN: 03559521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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