Classifying intertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur: Does experience matter?

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Fung, Wayne ^a   Jönsson, Anders ^b   Bühren, Volker ^b   Bhandari, Mohit ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation   (France)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hip; Intertrochanteric fractures; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; SURGEON;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34147183740     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100390     Document Type: Article

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