Outcome after short intramedullary nail fixation of unstable proximal femoral fractures

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-355

  Holt, Graeme ^a   Nunag, Pet Rico ^a   Duncan, Kathleen ^a   Gregori, Alberto ^a  

^a HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hip fracture; Implant failure; Intra medullary nail; Oout comes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954615079     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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