Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8803114 | Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Reduction in subtrochanteric fractures in older people is key to obtaining better clinic and surgical results, improving time to union and decreasing surgical complications. Exposure of the focus fracture seems to be a safe manoeuvre. Quality of life had substantially deteriorated n these patients, but a there was a tendency, although not statistically significant, for it to improve in patients after good surgical reduction.
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Authors
P. Codesido-Vilar, A. MejÃa-Casado, J. Riego-Fernández, N. Rodriguez-Casas, S. GarcÃa-Cabanas, J. Rivas-Felice, L. GarcÃa-Quevedo,