Preoperative skin traction in patients with hip fractures is not useful

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 378, Issue , 2000, Pages 169-173

  Jerre, Ragnar ^a   Doshé, Ann ^a   Karlsson, Jon ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033851326     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200009000-00026     Document Type: Article

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