Management of subtrochanteric femoral fractures and metastases using long proximal femoral nail

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-190

  Ramakrishnan, M ^a   Prasad, S S ^a   Parkinson, R W ^a   Kaye, J C ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femoral metaphases; Proximal femoral nail; Subtrochanteric femoral fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0346373862     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00101-3     Document Type: Article

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