Retrograde nailing for distal femur fractures in the elderly

Introduction: We report the results of treating a series of 56 fractures in 54 elderly patients with a distal femur fracture with a retrograde femoral nail. Methods: Fifty-four of the nails were inserted percutaneously with a closed reduction. After surgery all patients were allowed to wei...

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Main Authors: Giddie Jasdeep, Sawalha Seif, Parker Martyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:SICOT-J
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015034