Minimally invasive removal a broken femoral nail;Minimal-invasive entfernung eines gebrochenen oberschenkelmarknagels

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-422

  Balcarek, P ^a   Burchhardt, H ^a   Sturmer K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Femoral shaft fracture; Implant failure Fatigue fracture; Non union

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; SAFETY; STRESS FRACTURE;

BONE NAILS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21644480801     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-004-0871-2     Document Type: Article

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