Treatment of impending and actual pathological femoral fractures with the long Gamma nail in the Netherlands

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-254

  Van Doorn, Ron ^a   Stapert, Jouwert W J L ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Fat embolism; Femoral fracture; Gamma nail; Implant failure; Intramedullary device; Pathological fracture; Prophylactic nailing; Prophylactic surgery; Reaming; Subtrochanteric fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034095897     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750009366     Document Type: Article

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