A randomized study of the compression hip screw and Gamma nail in 426 fractures

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 401, Issue , 2002, Pages 209-222

  Ahrengart, Leif ^a   Törnkvist, Hans ^a   Fornander, Per ^a   Thorngren, Karl Göran ^a   Pasanen, Lauri ^a   Wahlström, Per ^a   Honkonen, Seppo ^a   Lindgren, Urban ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

EID: 0036331275     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200208000-00024     Document Type: Article

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