Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing dynamic hip screw and screw fixation for undisplaced subcapital hip fractures

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 679-683

  Watson, Adam ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Beattie, Sally ^a   Page, Richard S ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone screw; Fracture; Hip injury; Independent living; Injury

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

BONE SCREW; FRACTURE; HIP INJURY; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883463674     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06256.x     Document Type: Article

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