Overdistraction of the fracture eases reduction in delayed femoral nailing: Results of intraoperative force measurements

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 900-904

  Gosling, Thomas ^a   Hufner, Tobias ^a   Westphal, Ralf ^b   Faulstich, Jens ^a   Hankemeier, Stefan ^a   Wahl, Friedrich ^b   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Damage control; Femur; Force; Fracture; Reduction; Secondary nailing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRACTION FORCE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FORCE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749994011     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197431.05396.27     Document Type: Article

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