Controversies in intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures

Instr Course Lect. 2002:51:291-303.

Authors

Philip Wolinsky¹, Nirmal Tejwani, Jeffrey H Richmond, Kenneth J Koval, Kenneth Egol, David J G Stephen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York University/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 12064115

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Nails*
Craniocerebral Trauma / complications
Diaphyses
Embolism, Fat / etiology
Embolism, Fat / prevention & control
Femoral Fractures / complications
Femoral Fractures / surgery*
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods*
Fracture Healing
Humans
Lung Diseases / etiology
Lung Diseases / prevention & control
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Treatment Outcome