Musculoskeletal function and quality of life in elderly patients after a subtrochanteric femoral fracture treated with a cephalomedullary nail

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 208-213

  Miedel, Ricard ^a   Törnkvist, Hans ^a   Ponzer, Sari ^a   Söderqvist, Anita ^a   Tidermark, Jan ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

elderly; fracture fixation; intramedullary; quality of life; Subtrochanteric fractures; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952952334     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181eaaf52     Document Type: Article

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