Unreamed femoral nail with spiral blade in subtrochanteric fractures: Experience of 55 cases

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Datir, S P ^a,b   Bedi, G S ^a   Curwen, C H M ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Fracture classification; Fracture fixation; Implant failure; Nailing; Non union; Retrospective study; Spiral blade; Subtrochanteric fractures; Union; Unreamed femoral nailing

Indexed keywords

BONE METASTASIS; BONE NAIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 0347003733     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00118-9     Document Type: Article

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