Trochanteric gamma nail vs proximal femoral nail for pertrochanteric fractures: A comparative study;Vergleichsstudie der versorgung pertrochantärer femurfrakturen - Trochanteric gamma-nagel vs. PFN

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 252-257

  Megas, P ^a   Kaisidis, Aristotelis ^a,b   Zouboulis, P ^a   Papas, M ^a   Panagopoulos, A ^a   Lambiris, E ^a  

^a Universitätsklinikum Patras   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cut out; PFN; Reverse Z effect; Trochanteric gamma nail; Z effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL; RELIABILITY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCHANTERIC GAMMA NAIL; VARUS DEFORMITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444449250     PISSN: 00443220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836453     Document Type: Article

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