Computer navigation in the reduction and fixation of femoral shaft fractures: A randomized control study

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 749-756

  Keast Butler, Oliver ^a   Lutz, Michael J ^b   Angelini, Mark ^c   Lash, Nick ^d   Pearce, Dawn ^e   Crookshank, Meghan ^e   Zdero, Rad ^e,f   Schemitsch, Emil H ^e,g  

^a East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Etobicoke General Hospital   (Canada)

^d HAWKE S BAY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer navigation; Femur shaft fracture; Fixation; Randomized control study; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OPERATING TABLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860741708     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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