Management of gamma nail breakage with bipolar hemi-arthroplasty

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Wee, J L H ^a   Sathappan, S S ^a   Yeo, M S W ^a   Low, Y P ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bipolar hemi arthroplasty; Gamma nail; Hip implant; Implant failure; Intertrochanteric fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA NAIL BREAKAGE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 62649090143     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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