Prediction of fixation failure after sliding hip screw fixation

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 994-998

  Pervez, Humayon ^a,c   Parker, Martyn J ^a   Vowler, Sarah ^b  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LU4 0FE ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracapsular fractures; Fixation failure; Prediction; Sliding hip screw

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 4444241897     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.10.028     Document Type: Article

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