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Revisiting Pauwels' classification of femoral neck fractures

Pauwels’ femoral neck fracture classification is based on the biomechanical principle that shear stress and varus force increase along more vertically oriented fractures, resulting in higher risk of fracture displacement and ultimately nonunion. This principle continues to guide construct selection...

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Autor principal: Nandi, Sumon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8613682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34888141
http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v12.i11.811