Retrospective analysis of delayed unions of femoral shaft fractures treated by intramedullary nailing;Retrospektive analyse der heilungsstörungen nach aufgebohrter und unaufgebohrter nagelung von femurschaftfrakturen

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 431-436

  Orler, R ^a   Locher, S ^a   Lottenbach, M ^a   Heini, P ^a   Ganz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Delayed union; Femoral nailing; Femoral shaft fracture; Non union; Reamed; Unreamed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036941750     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-001-0379-y     Document Type: Article

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