Intertrochanteric-Subtrochanteric fractures: Treatment with the long Gamma nail

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 324-328

  Barquet, Antonio ^a,b   Francescoli, Luis ^a   Rienzi, Daniel ^a   López, Luis ^a  

^a Centro Calidad de Vida   (Uruguay)

^b NONE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Intertrochanteric subtrochanteric fractures; Long gamma nail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034207605     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200006000-00003     Document Type: Article

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