Principles of fixation of osteoporotic fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1272-1278

  Giannoudis, P V ^a   Schneider, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HYDROXYAPATITE; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYLACTIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST FRACTURE;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33750401675     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B10.17683     Document Type: Review

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