Outcome after treatment of complications of Gamma nailing: A prospective study of 554 trochanteric fractures

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Bjørgul, Kristian ^a   Reikerås, Olav ^b  

^a Østfold Hospital   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; GAMMA NAILING; HABITAT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247615437     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710013735     Document Type: Article

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