The role of biological fixation with bridge plating for comminuted subtrochanteric fractures of the femur

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Kayali, Cemil ^a,c,d   Aǧuš, Haluk ^a,c   Zincircioǧlu, Gürhan ^b  

^a Tepecik Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Tire State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c TEPECIK EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological fixation; Comminuted fracture; Femur; Retrospective studies; Subtrochanteric femur

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; PAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749193992     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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