Outcome after intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 387-389

  Harris, Ian ^a   Hatfield, Angela ^a   Donald, Geoff ^a   Walton, Judie ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Femoral shaft fracture; Intra medullary nail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HIP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041845280     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02655.x     Document Type: Article

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