Femoral shaft medialisation and neck-shaft angle in unstable pertrochanteric femoral fractures

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 347-353

  Pajarinen, J ^a   Lindahl, J ^a   Savolainen, V ^a   Michelsson, O ^a   Hirvensalo, E ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 12144264028     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0590-x     Document Type: Article

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