Review of a single contemporary femoral neck fracture fixation method in young patients

Orthopedics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Henari, Shwan ^a   Leonard, Michael ^a   Hamadto, Mohammed ^a   Cogley, David ^a  

^a Tullamore General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952497360     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20110124-09     Document Type: Review

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