Treatment of intertrochanteric fractures in elderly highrisk patients: Dynamic hip screw vs. external fixation

Injury

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 568-572

  Kazemian, G H ^a   Manafi, A R ^a   Najafi, F ^a   Najafi, M A ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dynamic hip screw; External fixator; Harris Hip Score; Intertrochanteric fractures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE SCREWS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895072403     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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