Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-112

  Ertürer, Ramazan Erden ^a   Sönmez, Mesut Mehmet ^a   Sari, Seçkin ^b   Seçkin, Mustafa Faik ^a   Kara, Adnan ^a   Öztürk, Irfan ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intertrochanteric femur fracture; Proximal femoral nail; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861907176     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2012.2501     Document Type: Article

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