The anterior and medial reduction of intertrochanteric fractures: A simple method to obtain a stable reduction

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 485-489

  Carr, James B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intertrochanteric hip fracture; Reduction techniques

Indexed keywords

BONE SCREW; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548445852     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31804797cf     Document Type: Review

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