The trochanteric gamma nail versus the dynamic hip screw: A prospective randomised study. One-year follow-up of 146 intertrochanteric fractures

HIP International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-298

  Ovesen, Ole ^a   Andersen, M ^a   Poulsen, T ^a   Nymark, T ^a   Overgaard, S ^a   Rock N D ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dynamic hip screw; Intertrochanteric fracture; Trochanteric gamma nail

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; WALKING AID;

EID: 33847665134     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.2820     Document Type: Article

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