Carbon fibre plates in the treatment of femoral periprosthetic fractures

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 596-598

  Baker, D ^a   Kadambande, S S ^a   Alderman, P M ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre plates; Periprosthetic fractures; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; X RAY;

EID: 2342600251     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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