Treatment of distal femoral fractures with intramedullary supracondylar nails in elderly patients

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-46

  Gynning, J B ^a   Hansen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032949882     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00209-5     Document Type: Article

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