More postoperative femoral fractures with the Gamma nail than the sliding screw plate in the treatment of trochanteric fractures

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 252-256

  Osnes, E K ^a   Lofthus, C M ^a   Falch, J A ^a   Meyer, H E ^a   Stensvold, I ^a   Kristiansen, I S ^a   Nordsletten, L ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION;

EID: 0034953649     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470152846574     Document Type: Article

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