Optimal internal fixation for femoral neck fractures: Multiple screws or sliding hip screws?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 403-407

  Bhandari, Mohit ^a,e   Tornetta III, Paul ^b   Hanson, Beate ^c   Swiontkowski, Marc F ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AOCID Davos   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e CLARITY Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Femoral neck; Hip fractures; Internal fixation

Indexed keywords

AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLIDING HIP SCREW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE SCREWS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS;

EID: 67651052768     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318176191f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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