Mechanical failure after locking plate fixation of unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Streubel, Philipp N ^a   Moustoukas, Michael J ^a   Obremskey, William T ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; femur fracture; hip fracture; internal fixation plates; locking plate; malunion; mechanical failure; nonunion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE; MALE; MECHANICAL FAILURE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PROXIMAL FEMORAL LOCKING PLATE FIXATION; PROXIMAL FEMUR FIXATION DEVICE; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872083396     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318251930d     Document Type: Article

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