Early failure of spiral blade using with an unreamed femoral nail: A case report

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-220

  Qureshi, F ^a   Gliatis, J ^a   Hahn, D M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; BONE PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032937048     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00234-4     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Krettek C., Schulte-Eistrup S., Schandelmaier P., Rudolph J., Tscherne H. Internal fixation of femoral shaft fractures using the AO unreamed femoral nail (UFN): operative technique and early clinical experience with the standard locking technique. Unfallchirurg. 97:1994;549-567.
2. Hoffman R., Sudkamp N.P., Muller C.A., Schutz M., Haas N.P. Internal fixation/stabilization of proximal femoral fractures with the AO/ASIF unreamed femoral nail (UFN) and its modular locking system. Early clinical experience. Unfallchirurg. 97:1994;568-574.