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Mechanical failure of a femoral lengthening nail: a case report

BACKGROUND: This case report describes the mechanical failure of a femoral lengthening nail in order to allow early recognition and prevent its occurrence. CASE PRESENTATION: A femoral lengthening nail was used to achieve goal distraction length over eight weeks and sustained a mechanical failure du...

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Autores principales: Wu, WeiWei, Kuhn, Kevin M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5932753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29743955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-018-0154-4