Indications for implant removal in healed proximal femoral fractures

Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 196-198

  Kukla, C ^a   Gaebler, C ^a   Mousavi, M ^a   Vecsei, V ^a   Heinz, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Complication; Dynamic hip screw; Fracture; Gamma nail; Metal implant removal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033768804     PISSN: 0001544X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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