Risk factors for femoral nonunion after femoral shaft fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1389-1392

  Taitsman, Lisa A ^a   Lynch, Joseph R ^a   Agel, Julie ^a   Barei, David P ^a   Nork, Sean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed weight bearing; Etiology; Femur fracture; Nonunion; Open fracture; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 73949133119     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318182afd0     Document Type: Article

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