title: [Intramedullary Gamma nail fixation in the treatment of peritrochanteric fractures].
abstract: The paper presents the authors' own experience in the treatment of periotrochanteric fractures. A clinical survey from 1998 to 2001 was carried out on 26 patients aged 21-72. The number of women was 20 (77%) and of men 6 (23%). This paper is an preliminary report.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chirurgii Urazowej i Ortopedii, 5 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Poliklinika SPZOZ w Krakowie.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Golec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widawski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poznański
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors