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Fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures using the SIGN intramedullary nail augmented by a lateral plate in a resource-limited setting without intraoperative fluoroscopy: assessment of functional outcomes at one-year follow-up at Juba Teaching Hospital

OBJECTIVES: The incidence of hip fracture is high and increasing globally due to an aging population. Morbidity and mortality from these injuries are high at baseline and worse without prompt surgical treatment to facilitate early mobilization. Due to resource constraints, surgeons in low-income cou...

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Autores principales: Areu, Mapuor M.M., von Kaeppler, Ericka P., Madison, Brian Billy, Aguto, Akau A., Alphones, James, Zirkle, Lewis G., Morshed, Saam, Shearer, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34746666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000133