Failure of PFNA: Helical blade perforation and tip-apex distance

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1227-1228

  Zhou, Jia Qian ^a   Chang, Shi Min ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HELICAL BLADE PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LETTER; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL ANTIROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84862853051     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.024     Document Type: Letter

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