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Modified valgus osteotomy of the femoral neck for late presenting femoral neck stress fractures in military recruits

Neglected or late presenting femoral neck stress fractures are often associated with varus deformity, with potential risks of nonunion and osteonecrosis. We proposed a surgical technique whereby a wedge osteotomy was performed at the basal part of the neck, on the tensile surface, keeping the infero...

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Autores principales: Sen, Ramesh Kumar, Tripathy, Sujit Kumar, Manoharan, Shakthivel RR, Chakrabarty, Somya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24133313
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.118209