Injury
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1245-1251 , December 2009

Management, complications and clinical results of femoral head fractures

  • P.V. Giannoudis

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Academic Unit, Clarendon Wing, Floor A, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. Tel.: +44 0113 3922750.
    • ,
  • G. Kontakis

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • University of Crete, Greece
    • ,
  • Z. Christoforakis

      Affiliations

    • University of Crete, Greece
    • ,
  • M. Akula

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK
    • ,
  • T. Tosounidis

      Affiliations

    • University of Crete, Greece
    • ,
  • C. Koutras

      Affiliations

    • University of Crete, Greece

,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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