title: The treatment of femoral shaft fractures in the elderly.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction