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Failed intramedullary nailing of femur: open reduction and plate augmentation with the nail in situ

METHODS: Fourteen patients with aseptic fractures that failed to unite after intramedullary nailing (IMN) of the femur were treated by augmentation of fixation by dynamic compression plate (DCP) with the nail in situ. In six of them that had axial or rotational malalignment, direct reduction of the...

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Main Authors: Said, Galal Zaki, Said, Hatem G., El-Sharkawi, Mohammad M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3167408/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21221576
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-010-1192-4
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