Pertrochanteric hip fractures: Time for change

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 189-190

  Russell, Thomas A ^a   Sanders, Roy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FORECASTING; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 79952944699     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181f221c1     Document Type: Editorial

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