Intramedullary hip screw versus standard compression hip screw: Early postoperative rehabilitation comparisons

Orthopedics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-

  Ziran, Bruce H ^a   Heckman, Dan S ^b   Olarte, Carlos M ^b   Chou, Kent ^b   Baranick, Jennifer ^b  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GAIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIP FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 68149150016     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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