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Use of locking plates for fixation of the greater trochanter in patients with hip replacement

BACKGROUND: Fixation of the greater trochanter with total hip replacement is challenging and associated with short- and long-term complications. Locking plate technology has been used for fixation of other bones and may be applied successfully in trochanteric fixation. The purpose of this retrospect...

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Autores principales: Tetreault, Allison K., McGrory, Brian J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5247560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.09.006