Clin Orthop Surg.  2013 Dec;5(4):338-340. 10.4055/cios.2013.5.4.338.

Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing for Distal Femur Fractures with Osteoporosis: An Appraisal: To the Editor

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedics Paraplegia and Rehabilitation, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India. paritosh.gogna@gmail.com

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Female
Femoral Fractures/*surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/*methods
Humans
Male
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/*pathology
Osteoporotic Fractures/*surgery

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