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. 2015 Apr;97(3):242-3.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2015.97.3.242.

Avoiding open reduction and internal fixation in the intramedullary nailing of subtrochanteric femoral fractures

S F Bellringer  1 , C Gee  1 , D G G Wilson  1 , P Stott  1
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Avoiding open reduction and internal fixation in the intramedullary nailing of subtrochanteric femoral fractures

S F Bellringer et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 Apr.
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Figure 1
Lateral (A) and anteroposterior (B) plain radiography of a pathological subtrochanteric fracture of the left femur
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Figure 2
Lateral view of the proximal femur demonstrating the reduction of the deformity with a ballspike retractor and an underam crutch
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Figure 3
Intraoperative imaging of successful closed reduction of the left hip with ballspike retractor and underarm crutch with anteroposterior (A) and lateral (B) views prior to intramedullary nailing and anteroposterior (C) and lateral (D) views after nailing
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