The Pauwels classification for intracapsular hip fractures: Is it reliable?

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1238-1240

  Van Embden, D ^a   Roukema, G R ^b   Rhemrev, S J ^c   Genelin, F ^d   Meylaerts, S A G ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Maasstad Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d Kardinal Schwarzenberg'sches Krankenhaus   (Austria)

Author keywords

Femoral neck fracture; Fracture classification; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAUWEL CLASSIFICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80053572643     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.11.053     Document Type: Article

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