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Management of acetabular fractures in the geriatric patient

Introduction: Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is standard care for most acetabular fractures. With increasing numbers of acetabular fractures in the elderly, the risk of revision surgery and conversion to total hip replacement (THR) is increasing. Alarmingly, about 20–25% of acetabular f...

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Autores principales: Hanschen, Marc, Pesch, Sebastian, Huber-Wagner, Stefan, Biberthaler, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EDP Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28534471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2017026