Management of pathologic fractures of the proximal femur: State of the art

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 459-469

  Jacofsky, David J ^a   Haidukewych, George J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur; Fracture; Hip; Metastasis; Pathologic

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; BONE RESECTION; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD PROSTHESIS; HEMATOMA; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 4444238678     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200408000-00013     Document Type: Article

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