Iatrogenic femoral neck fracture caused by mal-insertion of a curved intramedullary nail

Injury

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 727-729

  Apivatthakakul, T ^a   Arpornchayanon, O ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES;

EID: 0034811277     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00067-5     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Fractures of the femoral neck associated with technical errors in closed intramedullary nailing of the femur
2. Femoral neck fracture during closed medullary nailing: brief report
3. Femoral neck fracture complicating intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft. A case report
4. Iatrogenic fracture of the femoral neck during closed nailing of the femoral shaft