A technical report reviewing the use of the 11-mm Gamma nail: Interoperative femur fracture incidence

Orthopedics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 597-600

  Boriani, S ^a   De Lure, F ^a   Campanacci, L ^a   Specchia, L ^a   Bungaro, P ^a   Regnoli, R ^b   Triscari, C ^b   Giacomelli, M ^b   Dorigotti, P ^b   Costa, P ^c   Carretti, P ^c   Carfagni, A ^d   Giacomi, R ^d  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Serv Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (Italy)

^c Arcisp S Maria Nuovo Reggio Emilia ^*  (Italy)

^d Ospedale S Carlo di Nancy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 8944231646     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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