Contributing factors affecting initial bony healing in interlocking nailings for femoral shaft fractures

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Yokoyama, Kazuhiko ^a   Itoman, Moritoshi ^a   Nakamura, Koushin ^a   Wakita, Ryuji ^a   Uchino, Masataka ^a   Noumii, Takashi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral interlocking nailing; Fracture healing; Logistic regression analysis; Predictive factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; JAPAN; KNEE INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING AND SMOKING RELATED PHENOMENA; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0038410191     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-003-0064-7     Document Type: Article

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