The pertrochanteric external fixator reduced pain, hospital stay, and mechanical complications in comparison with the sliding hip screw

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1488-

  Baumgaertner, Michael R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036704098     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200208000-00038     Document Type: Note

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