Acetabular Fractures in the Elderly: Treatment Recommendations
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Acetabular fractures in the elderly.
Patients who sustain an acetabular fracture are a challenge to the orthopedic surgeon because of the inherent difficulty of the fracture and its treatment. Acetabular fractures in elderly patients add another level of complexity with additional co-morbidities associated with age such as osteoporotic bone, the fracture type and comminution, medical conditions, and insufficient bone stock to supp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: HSS Journal®: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-3316,1556-3324
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-006-9010-7