Management of a refracture of the femoral shaft with a bent intramedullary nail in situ

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 393-394

  Nicholson, Paul ^a,b   Rice, J ^a   Curtin, J ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b Dun Laoire Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032104714     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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2. 2 Yoslow W. and Lamont J. G. Alternative method for removing an impacted intramedullary nail. Clin. Orthop. 1986; 202: 237-238.
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