Subtrochanteric fractures: Current management options

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 18-19, 2005, Pages 1181-1190

  Craig, Niall J A ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip; Subtrochanteric fractures; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; TRACTION;

EID: 28244489936     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500055545     Document Type: Review

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