Retrograde intramedullary nailing in treatment of bilateral femur fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 530-534

  Cannada, Lisa K ^a,b   Taghizadeh, Sascha ^a   Murali, Jothi ^c   Obremskey, William T ^b   Decook, Charles ^b   Bosse, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Southeastern Fracture Consortium Foundation   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral femur fractures; Damage control orthopaedics; Femur fracture; Intramedullary nail; Retrograde intramedullary nail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY; BONE NAIL; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TEXAS;

EID: 56149108952     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318183eb48     Document Type: Article

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