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Femoral Fractures

Known as: Fracture of Femur, Brud:lar, BRUDD LARHALS 
A traumatic or pathologic injury to the femur in which the continuity of the femur is broken.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

FractureMusculoskeletal Diseaseslimb fracture

Narrower (4)

Fracture of unspecified trochanteric section of femur, closedIntertrochanteric FracturesOther closed transcervical fracture of neck of femurPathologic fracture of femur NOS

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Cyclic loading of periprosthetic fracture fixation constructs.
BACKGROUND Femur fractures are a common complication of hip arthroplasty. When the stem is well fixed, fracture fixation is the… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Low Complication Rate of LISS for Femur Fractures Adjacent to Stable Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
Fractures of the femur after a knee or hip arthroplasty historically have been plagued with high complication rates. The Less… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
In vivo bone formation in fracture repair induced by direct retroviral-based gene therapy with bone morphogenetic protein-4.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Fixation of Periprosthetic Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Biomechanical Comparison of Two Techniques
Objective To determine which of two currently used techniques for the treatment of periprosthetic femoral shaft fractures… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Retrograde nailing of femoral shaft fractures.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to define the outcome following retrograde nailing of the femoral shaft. DESIGN… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Bipolar Arthroplasty for 496 Hip Fractures
Four hundred ninety-six bipolar arthroplasties were performed over a 14-year period for the treatment of proximal femur fractures… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Complications of surgically treated supracondylar fractures of the femur.
Surgical treatment of supracondylar fractures of the femur has become commonplace. A variety of surgical implants are available… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
High arginine levels in intravenous hyperalimentation abrogate post-traumatic immune suppression.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Diagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasias with ultrasound.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Immunostimulatory effects of arginine in normal and injured rats.
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