Influence of proximal femur fractures in the autonomy and mortality of elderly patients submitted to osteosynthesis with cephalomedullary nail
Abstract Objective To determine the autonomy and mortality of elderly patients submitted to proximal femoral osteosynthesis with cephalomedullary nail after hip fracture. Methods Retrospective study with 61 patients with proximal femoral fractures submitted to cephalomedullary nail osteosynthesis....
Main Authors: | Rodrigo Souto Borges Petros, Paula Emília Valente Ferreira, Rafael Souto Borges Petros |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000700057&lng=en&tlng=en |
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