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Unstable Trochanteric Fractures in Elderly Osteoporotic Patients: Role of Primary Hemiarthroplasty

OBJECTIVE: Unstable intertrochanteric fractures in osteoporotic patients are difficult to treat. Fixation failure often leads to prolonged morbidity and poor functional outcomes. The objective of the present study was to investigate primary replacement as a suitable option that could minimize compli...

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Published in:Orthop Surg
Main Authors: Karthik, Karuppaiah, Natarajan, Mayilvahanan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6583636/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615153
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-7861.2012.00173.x
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