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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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01-07-2010 | General Review

The management of subcapital fractures in the elderly population

Author: Cyril Mauffrey

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 5/2010

Abstract

This paper is a general review concerning the subcapital fractures of the femur. The authors made a careful bibliographic research in order to define the optimum economic and medical attitude in cases of subcapital fractures in elderly. All the therapeutical options are declined, including conservative and operative treatment, from osteosynthesis to arthroplasty. The paper includes the recommendations of the authors from the Birmingham Orthopedic Service.

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Title: The management of subcapital fractures in the elderly population
Author: Cyril Mauffrey
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-009-0570-3

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