Periprosthetic femoral fractures: A growing but potentially avoidable problem?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 405-406

  Choong, Peter ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SURGEON; X RAY;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34248338254     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04136.x     Document Type: Editorial

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