SIGN technique for retrograde and antegrade approaches to femur

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-252

  Zirkle Jr , Lewis G ^a   Shearer, David ^b  

^a SIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antegrade; IM nail; Retrograde approach; SIGN; SIGN system; Tibia

Indexed keywords

FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN REDUCTION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 76449083314     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTO.0b013e3181c3e617     Document Type: Review

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