Computer-assisted antetorsion control prevents malrotation in femoral nailing: An experimental study and preliminary clinical case series

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1521-1526

  Gösling, Thomas ^a   Oszwald, M ^a   Kendoff, D ^a   Citak, M ^a   Krettek, C ^a   Hufner, T ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Femur; Fracture; Malrotation; Navigation; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CADAVER; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; ROTATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 70349907598     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0871-3     Document Type: Article

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