Long-term radiographic complications following treatment of unstable intertrochanteric femoral fractures with the proximal femoral nail and effects on functional results

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 457-463

  Uzun, Metin ^a   Erturer, Erden ^a   Ozturk, Irfan ^a   Akman, Senol ^a   Seckin, Faik ^a   Ozcelik, Ismail Bulent ^b  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Special Gaziosmanpa a Hospital Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone nails; Fracture fixation; Hip fractures surgery; Intramedullary methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CALCINOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951632106     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2009.457     Document Type: Article

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