Distal femoral fractures: A review of fixation methods

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-108

  Forster, M C ^a,b   Komarsamy, B ^a   Davison, J N ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal femoral fractures; Fixation methods; Fractures; Supracondylar fractures

Indexed keywords

BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRACTION THERAPY;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31344482346     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.02.015     Document Type: Review

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