Potentially unstable intertrochanteric fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-9

  Im, Gun Il ^a   Shin, Yong Woon ^a   Song, Young Joon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Internal fixation; Intertrochanteric fractures; Lateral cortex; Loss of reduction; Sliding hip screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICAL BONE; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 14644423348     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200501000-00002     Document Type: Article

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