A mechanical distal aiming device for distal locking in femoral nails

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 364, Issue , 1999, Pages 267-275

  Krettek, Christian ^a,c   Könemann, Bernd ^a   Miclau, Theodore ^b   Kölbli, Reto ^a   Machreich, Thomas ^a   Tscherne, Harald ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRILL; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345552149     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199907000-00033     Document Type: Article

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