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. 2023 Oct 1;37(10S):S5-S10.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002667.

Preventing the Slide in High-Energy Intertrochanteric Fractures With Intramedullary Nails

Daniel S Chan  1 , Eric S Moghadamian  2
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Preventing the Slide in High-Energy Intertrochanteric Fractures With Intramedullary Nails

Daniel S Chan et al. J Orthop Trauma. .

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