Treatment of acute fractures of the femoral shaft with reamed intramedullary interlocking AO nails

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 423-427

  Umer, M ^a   Niazi, A K ^a   Hussain, D ^a   Ahmad, M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; PAKISTAN; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4544246427     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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