Hybrid external fixation as a new treatment method for periprosthetic femoral fracture: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 188-192

  Pafilas, Dimitrios ^a   Kourtzis, Nikolaos ^b  

^a General Prefectural Hospital of Aegion ^*  (Greece)

^b Department of Orthopedics   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 30344439149     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200601000-00022     Document Type: Article

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