Management of intracapsular femoral neck fractures in the elderly; is it time to rethink our strategy?

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Toh, E M ^a,d   Sahni, V ^b   Acharya, A ^b   Denton, J S ^c  

^a MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347634575     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00422-9     Document Type: Article

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