Modified retrograde-locked nailing for aseptic femoral supracondylar nonunion with severe osteoporosis in elderly patients

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages E26-E30

  Wu, Chi Chuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Femoral supracondylar nonunion; Osteopenia; Retrograde locked nail

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE NAIL; BRACE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL SUPRACONDYLAR NONUNION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MODIFIED RETROGRADE LOCKED NAILING; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE CEMENTS; BONE NAILS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051788119     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f64ab1     Document Type: Article

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