Posterior multifragmentation of the femoral neck: Does it portend a poor outcome in internally fixed intracapsular hip fractures?

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-282

  Khan, Sameer K ^a   Khanna, Anil ^a   Parker, Martyn J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Displaced; Fractures; Internal fixation; Intracapsular; Non union; Posterior multifragmentation; Undisplaced

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; MALE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61549115328     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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