Unstable Trochanteric Fractures and Intramedullary Treatment: The Influence of Fracture Patterns on Complications and Outcome

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Schipper, Inger B ^a   Van Der Werken, Chris ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications; Intramedullary fi xation; Open reduction; Unstable trochanteric fractures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1542269042     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-004-1312-1     Document Type: Article

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