A meta-analysis of the Gamma nail and dynamic hip screw in treating peritrochanteric fractures

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Liu, Ming ^a   Yang, Zhiming ^a   Pei, Fuxing ^a   Huang, Fuguo ^a   Chen, Shiqiang ^a   Xiang, Zhou ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DYNAMIC HIP SCREW; FEMUR PERITROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; GAMMA NAIL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77950917721     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0783-4     Document Type: Article

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