Unreamed Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing of Fractures of the Femoral Shaft

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 334-342

  Moed, Berton R ^a,b   Watson, J Tracy ^a   Cramer, Kathryn E ^a   Karges, David E ^a   Teefey, Jon S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Retrograde nailing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032085417     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199806000-00007     Document Type: Article

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