Stanmore total knee replacement versus internal fixation for supracondylar fractures of the distal femur in elderly patients

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Pearse, E O ^a,b,c   Klass, B ^b   Bendall, S P ^b   Railton, G T ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SW13 0BT ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Femur; Internal fixation; Supracondylar fracture; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 10044275339     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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