Treatment of distal femoral fractures in the elderly using a less-invasive plating technique

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-120

  Wong, Man Kwan ^a,b   Leung, Frankie ^a   Chow, Shew Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644415710     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0609-3     Document Type: Article

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