Success of exchange reamed intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft nonunion or delayed union

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 178-182

  Hak, David J ^a,b   Lee, Stanley S ^a   Goulet, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange reamed intramedullary nailing; Femur fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Nonunion; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034152373     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200003000-00005     Document Type: Article

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