Ideal entry point in antegrade femoral nailing: Controversies and innovations

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 791-794

  Charopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Giannoudis, Peter V ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK; GREATER TROCHANTER; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BONE NAILS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS;

EID: 67650167662     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.06.002     Document Type: Editorial

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