Angular malalignment after intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 90-95

  Ricci, William M ^a   Bellabarba, Carlo ^b   Lewis, Robert ^c   Evanoff, Bradley ^a   Herscovici, Dolfi ^d   DiPasquale, Thomas ^d   Sanders, Roy ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; Femur fracture; Intramedullary nail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE NAIL; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MALALIGNMENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035259767     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200102000-00003     Document Type: Article

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