Diagnosis of femoral neck fractures in patients with a femoral shaft fracture: Improvement with a standard protocol

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-43

  Tornetta III, Paul ^a   Kain, Michael Sean Hillegass ^a   Creevy, William R ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD;

EID: 33846117543     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00297     Document Type: Article

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