Avascular necrosis of the femoral head after gamma nailing of a intertrochanteric fracture;Necrosis avascular de cabeza femoral tras osteosíntesis de fractura pertrocantérea con clavo gamma

Revista de Ortopedia y Traumatologia

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 382-385

  Ramos Pascua, L ^a   Santos Sanchez J A ^a   Persson, I ^a   Alonso Leon A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Femoral head; Gamma nail; Intertrochanteric fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; NAIL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33750627947     PISSN: 04825985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0482-5985(06)74982-3     Document Type: Article

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