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A new measurement for posterior tilt predicts reoperation in undisplaced femoral neck fractures: 113 consecutive patients treated by internal fixation and followed for 1 year

Background and purpose Preoperative posterior tilt in undisplaced (Garden I–II) femoral neck fractures is thought to influence rates of reoperation. However, an exact method for its measurement has not yet been presented. We designed a new measurement for posterior tilt on preoperative lateral radio...

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Autores principales: Palm, Henrik, Gosvig, Kasper, Krasheninnikoff, Michael, Jacobsen, Steffen, Gebuhr, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19634021
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453670902967281