Interlocking nail for femoral shaft fractures: Is dynamization always necessary?

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-104

  Tigani, D ^a   Fravisini, M ^a   Stagni, C ^a   Pascarella, R ^b   Boriani, S ^b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC SPLINT; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644384017     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0627-1     Document Type: Article

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