Lateral femoral wall thickness: A reliable predictor of post-operative lateral wall fracture in intertrochanteric fractures

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 95 B, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1134-1138

  Hsu, C E ^a   Shih, C M ^a   Wang, C C ^a   Huang, K C ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATERAL FEMORAL WALL THICKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THICKNESS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84882648123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B8.31495     Document Type: Article

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