Removal of a Broken Synthes Proximal Spiral Blade

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 190-191

  Stover, Michael D ^a   Lin, Ian ^a   Bosse, Michael J ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalomedullary nails; Subtrochanteric femur fractures; Synthes proximal spiral blade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0032016453     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199803000-00010     Document Type: Article

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