Subtrochanteric fracture after cannulated screw fixation of femoral neck fractures: A report of four cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-229

  Kloen, Peter ^a   Rubel, Iván F ^a   Lyden, John P ^a   Helfet, David L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannulated screw; Femoral neck fracture; Subtrochanteric fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BONE SCREW; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037350504     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200303000-00013     Document Type: Article

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