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Case Reports
. 1993 Dec;17(6):365-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF00180455.

Breakage of Knowles pins used for femoral neck fractures

J A Lozano Requena  1 , T Bas Hermida, C Perez Belmonte, A J Llabres, F Baixauli
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Case Reports

Breakage of Knowles pins used for femoral neck fractures

J A Lozano Requena et al. Int Orthop. 1993 Dec.

Abstract

We report the breakage of multiple Knowles pins in two patients with fractures of the femoral neck. The break occurred at the junction of the threaded and smooth sections of the pins before consolidation of the fracture.

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