Radiographic outcomes of intertrochanteric hip fractures treated with the trochanteric fixation nail

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1189-1196

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Briggs, Stephen M ^a   Kopjar, Branko ^b,c   Helfet, David L ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation (AOCID)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blade migration; Helical blade; Hip fracture; Intertrochanteric; Reverse migration; Telescoping; TFN; Z effect

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748904648     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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