Subcapital hip fractures: The Garden classification should be replaced, not collapsed

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 411-414

  Belmers, Lijkele ^a   Kreder, Hans J ^a   Berry, Gregory K ^a   Stephen, David J G ^a   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a   McKee, Michael D ^a   Jaglal, Susan ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036969212     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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