Does fracture neck of femur need full-length radiograph of femur?
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Periprosthetic Femur Fracture Occuring after Contralateral Neglected Femoral Neck Fracture
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Extra
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1572-3461
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.010