The supracondylar intramedullary nail in elderly patients with distal femoral fractures

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 475-484

  Dunlop, D G ^a   Brenkel, I J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032840968     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00136-9     Document Type: Article

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