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Review
. 2017 Mar;475(3):917-921.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5012-z. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Classifications In Brief: The Paprosky Classification of Femoral Bone Loss

David A Ibrahim  1 , Navin D Fernando  2
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Classifications In Brief: The Paprosky Classification of Femoral Bone Loss

David A Ibrahim et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Mar.
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The Paprosky classification of femoral bone loss, including Type I (I), Type II (II), Type IIIA (IIIA), Type IIIB (IIIB) and Type IV (IV) femoral deficiency, is shown. (Published with the permission of Wolters Kluwer from Della Valle CJ, Paprosky WG. Classification and an algorithmic approach to the reconstruction of femoral deficiency in revision total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003;85:1–6.)
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