Femoral neck shortening after fracture fixation with multiple cancellous screws: Incidence and effect on function

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-169

  Zlowodzki, Michael ^a   Ayieni, Olufemi ^b   Petrisor, Brad A ^b   Bhandari, Mohit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Femoral neck; Functional outcome; Hip fracture; Internal fixation; Shortening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK SHORTENING; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 38149094120     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000241143.71274.63     Document Type: Article

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