The epidemiology of fractures of the distal femur

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.3, 2000, Pages

  Martinet, O ^a   Cordey, J ^a   Harder, Y ^b   Maier, A ^a   Buhler M ^c   Barraud, G E ^d  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Chur   (Switzerland)

^c AO Center   (Switzerland)

^d Hopital Intercantonal de la Broye   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distal femoral fractures; Epidemiology; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; SWITZERLAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 10644277328     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(00)80034-0     Document Type: Article

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