Retrograde intramedullary nailing for nonunions of supracondylar femur fracture of osteoporotic bones

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-59

  Pao, Jwo Luen ^a   Jiang, Ching Chuan ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Bone nails; Femoral fractures; Fracture fixation, intramedullary

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; BONE NAIL; FRACTURE NONUNION; METHODOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 14544285598     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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