THOMPSON PROSTHESIS FOR FRACTURED NECK OF FEMUR
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Thompson prosthesis for fractured neck of femur. A comparison of surgical approaches.
The records of 243 patients with Thompson prostheses for displaced femoral neck fractures have been studied. One hundred and seven prostheses were inserted through an anterior approach and 136 by a posterior approach. The short-term results and complications in these otherwise comparable groups are discussed. The infection rate of 18.5 percent in the group operated upon by the posterior approac...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.57b4.437