Aggressive surgical treatment of periprosthetic femur fractures can reduce mortality: Comparison of open reduction and internal fixation versus a modular prosthesis nail

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 80-85

  Langenhan, Ronny ^a   Trobisch, Per ^b   Ricart, Pedro ^c   Probst, Axel ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Germany)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brehm nail; modular prosthesis; periprosthetic femur fracture; Vancouver classification

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; OPEN REDUCTION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; GERMANY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; PREVALENCE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84855838775     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31821d6f55     Document Type: Article

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