Results and complications of pertrochanteric hip fractures using an intramedullary nail with a helical blade (proximal femoral nail antirotation) in 200 patients;Resultados y complicaciones de la osteosíntesis de fracturas pertrocantéreas de fémur mediante clavo endomedular con espiral cefálica (clavo femoral proximal antirrotación) en 200 pacientes

Revista Espanola de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 201-207

  Aguado Maestro, I ^a   Escudero Marcos, R ^a   Garcia Garcia J M ^a   Alonso Garcia N ^a   Perez Bermejo D D ^a   Aguado Hernandez H J ^a   Nistal Rodriguez J ^a   Garcia Alonso M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complications; Cut out; Fracture; Hip; Pertrochanteric; Proximal femoral nail antirotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878995675     PISSN: 18884415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recot.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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