Retrograde intramedullary interlocking nailing in fractures of the distal femur;Femur alt uç kırıklarında retrograd kilitli intramedüller çivileme

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Gurkan, Volkan ^a   Orhun, Haldun ^a   Doganay, Murat ^a   Salioglu, Faruk ^a   Ercan, Tarcan ^a   Dursun, Muhsin ^a   Bulbul, Murat ^b  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Department of General Surgery   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone nails; Femoral fractures surgery; Fracture fixation; Intramedullary methods; Knee joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 77649216813     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2009.199     Document Type: Article

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