title: Supracondylar fractures of the femur in the elderly: treatment by internal fixation.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D007717:Knee / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants