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Revision of a nonunited subtrochanteric femoral fracture around a failed intramedullary nail with the use of RIA products, BMP-7 and hydroxyapatite: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Femoral subtrochanteric fractures are commonly treated using intramedullary devices. Failure of the implant and subsequent nonunion is still an issue, however, and limited evidence exists regarding the most appropriate treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of an 80-year-old...

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Autores principales: Tzioupis, Christopher, Panteliadis, Pavlos, Gamie, Zakareya, Tsiridis, Eleftherios
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3055835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-87