Periprosthetic femoral fractures around hip arthroplasty: Current concepts in their management

HIP International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-86

  Tsiridis, Eleftherios ^a,b,d   Pavlou, George ^a   Venkatesh, Ram ^b   Bobak, Peter ^b   Gie, Graham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Fractures; Hip; Peri prosthetic; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAFT; BONE PLATE; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; PERIPROSTHETIC FEMORAL FRACTURE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; HIP PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 67849084945     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112070000901900201     Document Type: Review

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