Unstable intertrochanteric fractures: How to prevent uncontrolled impaction and shortening of the femur
Background/Aim. Unstable intertrochanteric (IT) fractures, especially fractures with a reverse or transverse fracture line, have tendencies to make significant impaction on shortening of the femoral neck and lower extremity. The biomechanical complexity of the fracture, the type and the position...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2011/0042-84501105399B.pdf |