Radiographic and functional results of osteosynthesis using the proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric femoral fractures

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Şahin, Suner ^a   Ertürer, Erden ^a   Öztürk, Irfan ^a   Toker, Serdar ^b   Seçkin, Faik ^a   Akman, Şenol ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone nails; Femoral neck fractures surgery; Fracture fixation; Hip fractures surgery; Intramedullary instrumentation methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; ROTATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957872846     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2010.2237     Document Type: Article

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