Clinical evaluation of PFNA® and relationship between the tip-apex distance and mechanical failure;Klinische Evaluation des PFNA® und Zusammenhang zwischen Tip-Apex-Distanz und mechanischem Versagen

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 470-478

  Kraus, M ^a   Krischak, G ^a   Wiedmann, K ^a   Riepl, C ^a   Gebhard, F ^a   Jockel J A ^a   Scola, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanical failure; Pertrochanteric femur fracture; Proximal femoral nail; Subtrochanteric femur fracture; Tip apex distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051787794     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-011-1975-0     Document Type: Article

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