Supracondylar periprosthetic femoral fractures following total knee arthroplasty: Treatment with a retrograde intramedullary nail

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 981-985

  Chettiar, K ^a   Jackson, M P ^a   Brewin, J ^a   Dass, D ^a   Butler Manuel, P A ^a  

^a East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68349108096     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0587-y     Document Type: Article

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