Management of trochanteric fractures of the femur with external fixation in high-risk patients

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 785-788

  Karn, Navin Kumar ^a   Singh, Giris Kumar ^a   Kumar, Pankaj ^a   Singh, Mahi Pal ^a   Shrestha, Bikram Prasad ^a   Chaudhary, Pashupati ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PIN SITE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67449102076     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0546-7     Document Type: Article

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