Failure of proximal femoral locking compression plate: A case series

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-83

  Glassner, Philip J ^a   Tejwani, Nirmal C ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

failure of locked plating; femur; hardware failure; PF LCP; Proximal femoral locking compression plate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LINEZOLID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HIP HEMIARTHROPLASTY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROXIMAL FEMORAL LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCALPEL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALGUS OSTEOTOMY; VARUS DEFORMITY; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 79551557597     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181e31ccc     Document Type: Article

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