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Distal femur complex fractures in elderly patients treated with megaprosthesis: Results in a case series of 11 patients

BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of complex fractures of the distal femur in the elderly is controversial. Osteoporosis and pre-existent osteoarthritis are common comorbidities in the elderly which add to the need for early walking and rapid restoration of function and also pose significant obstacles...

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Autores principales: Zanchini, Fabio, Piscopo, Antonio, Cipolloni, Valerio, Fusini, Federico, Cacciapuoti, Stefano, Piscopo, Davide, Pripp, Charlotte, Nasto, Luigi Aurelio, Pola, Enrico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9124994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35633750
http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v13.i5.454