Primary hemiarthroplasty for unstable osteoporotic intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly: A retrospective case series

BACKGROUND: The management of unstable osteoporotic intertrochantric fractures in elderly is challenging because of difficult anatomical reduction, poor bone quality, and sometimes a need to protect the fracture from stresses of weight bearing. Internal fixation in these cases usually involves prolo...

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Autores principales: Sancheti, KH, Sancheti, PK, Shyam, AK, Patil, S, Dhariwal, Q, Joshi, R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2947731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20924485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.67122

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2947731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20924485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.67122

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