Distal unlocked proximal femoral intramedullary nailing for intertrochanteric femur fractures

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1397-1400

  Ozkan, Korhan ^a   Unay, Koray ^a   Demircay, Can ^a   Cakir, Mustafa ^a   Eceviz, Engin ^a  

^a GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349771068     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0673-1     Document Type: Article

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