Early results of the Less Invasive Stabilization System for mechanically unstable fractures of the distal femur (AO/OTA types A2, A3, C2, and C3)

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 503-508

  Weight, Mark ^a   Collinge, Cory ^a,b  

^a Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologic plating; Femur; Fracture fixation; Minimally invasive plating; Supracondylar femur

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FIXATION FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 4644229321     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200409000-00005     Document Type: Article

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