Implant-related complications in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures: Meta-analysis of dynamic screw-plate versus dynamic screw-intramedullary nail devices

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-203

  Audige L ^a   Hanson, B ^a   Swiontkowski, M F ^b  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041321380     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-003-0457-6     Document Type: Article

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