Osteonecrosis of the femoral head after retrograde intramedullary nailing of a femoral shaft fracture in an adolescent: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 9 I, 2005, Pages 2080-2085

  Frank, Darren A ^a   Gallo, Robert A ^a   Altman, Gregory T ^a   Altman, Daniel T ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HEMATOMA; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FIBULA; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEMATOMA; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIDNEY INJURY; LACERATION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 24644483097     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02774     Document Type: Article

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