Interprosthetic Fractures of the Femur. Treatment With a Single-Locked Plate

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-286

  Sah, Alexander P ^a   Marshall, Amanda ^b   Virkus, Walter V ^a   Estok II, Daniel M ^c   Della Valle, Craig J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture; hip arthroplasty; interprosthetic; knee arthroplasty; locked plating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOPENIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SOFT TISSUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE MALALIGNMENT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74249111410     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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