Geographic Variation in Device Use for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures

Background Hip fractures in the elderly are a common and costly problem, with intertrochanteric fractures accounting for almost half of these fractures. Most intertrochanteric fractures are treated with either a plate-and-screw device or an intramedullary nail device. We assessed the degree of geogr...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2008, Vol.90 (4), p.691-699
Hauptverfasser:	Forte, Mary L., DC, Kane, Robert L., MD, Virnig, Beth A., PhD, MPH, Durham, Sara, MS, Feldman, Roger, PhD, Bhandari, Mohit, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Swiontkowski, Marc F., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Orthopedics
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!