Management of pertrochanteric fractures in high-risk patients with an external fixation

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 219-222

  Vossinakis, I C ^a   Badras, L S ^a  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034864314     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640100238     Document Type: Article

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