The use of the unreamed AO femoral intramedullary nail with spiral blade in nonpathologic fractures of the femur: Experiences with eighty consecutive cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 150-154

  Broos, P L O ^a   Reynders, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Implant failure; Intertrochanteric fracture; Spiral blade (SB); Subtrochanteric fracture; Unreamed femoral nail (UFN)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036193809     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200203000-00002     Document Type: Article

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