The proximal femoral nail (PFN) - A minimal invasive treatment of unstable proximal femoral fractures: A prospective study of 55 patients with a follow-up of 15 months

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-58

  Boldin, Christian ^a   Seibert, Franz J ^a   Fankhauser, Florian ^a   Peicha, Gerolf ^a   Grechenig, Wolfgang ^a   Szyszkowitz, Rudolf ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037326752     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470310013662     Document Type: Article

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