The effect of shortening and varus collapse of the femoral neck on function after fixation of intracapsular fracture of the hip: A multi-centre cohort study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1487-1494

  Zlowodzki, M ^a,b   Brink, O ^a,c   Switzer, J ^a,b   Wingerter, S ^a,d   Woodall, J ^a,d   Petrisor, B A ^a,e   Kregor, P J ^a,f   Bruinsma, D R ^a,e   Bhandari, M ^a,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^e HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; THERAPY EFFECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARUS KNEE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549125539     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.20582     Document Type: Article

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