The new proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA®) in daily practice: Results of a multicentre clinical study

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 932-939

  Simmermacher, R K J ^a   Ljungqvist, J ^b   Bail, H ^c   Hockertz, T ^d   Vochteloo, A J H ^e   Ochs, U ^f   Werken, Chr v d ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b AO FOUNDATION   (Switzerland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Stadtisches Klin Wolfenbuttel/GgmbH   (Germany)

^e MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^f Klinik fur Unfall und Wiederherstellungschirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case study; Helical blade; Intramedullary osteosynthesis; New device; PFNA ; Trochanteric fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47549119043     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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