Avascular necrosis of femoral head after gamma-nailing for unstable intertrochanteric fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 505-507

  Chen, C M ^a   Chiu, F Y ^a   Lo, W H ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis of femoral head; Gamma nail; Intertrochanteric fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034821630     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004020100276     Document Type: Article

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