Non-operative treatment of elderly patients with femoral neck fracture

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 627-629

  Faraj, Adnan A ^a  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Femoral neck; Fracture; Non operative; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 56149125290     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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