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. 1991 Feb;36(1):54-5.

Removal of Moore's pins

N W Kenny  1 , R W Parkinson, J C Faux, S P Hodgson, W Treibel
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  • PMID: 2038002

Removal of Moore's pins

N W Kenny et al. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1991 Feb.

Abstract

We reviewed 37 consecutive patients who have had Moore's pins removed from the hip as an elective procedure. Ten cases were bilateral giving a total of 47 hips from which pins were removed. Complications were encountered in 19 hips (40%). The most common complication was pin breakage.

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  • Removal of Moore's pins.
    McAleese P, Wray AR. McAleese P, et al. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1992 Apr;37(2):135. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1992. PMID: 1377258 No abstract available.

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