Osteosynthesis of Metastatic Lesions of the Proximal Femur with a Solid Femoral Nail and Interlocking Spiral Blade Inserted Without Reaming

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 394-397

  Assal, Mathieu ^a   Zanone, Xavier ^a   Peter, Robin E ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fat embolism; Pathologic femoral fractures; Prophylactic femoral nailing; Subtrochanteric metastasis; Unreamed femoral nail

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR TUMOR; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMORAL NEOPLASMS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034251793     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200008000-00003     Document Type: Article

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