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Fixation using alternative implants for the treatment of hip fractures (FAITH-2): design and rationale for a pilot multi-centre 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial in young femoral neck fracture patients

BACKGROUND: Femoral neck fractures in patients ≤ 60 years of age are often very different injuries compared to low-energy, hip fractures in elderly patients and are difficult to manage because of inherent problems associated with high-energy trauma mechanisms and increased functional demands for rec...

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Autores principales: Slobogean, Gerard P., Sprague, Sheila, Bzovsky, Sofia, Heels-Ansdell, Diane, Thabane, Lehana, Scott, Taryn, Bhandari, Mohit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6540373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31161044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0458-x