The treatment of nonunions following intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 394-402

  Pihlajamäki, Harri K ^a,b   Salminen, Sari T ^a   Böstman, Ole M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Femoral shaft fracture; Fracture healing; Intramedullary nailing; Nonunion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; FEMUR FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036069134     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200207000-00005     Document Type: Article

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