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Treatment of Fractures of Neck of Femur
1. The proper use of a Smith-Petersen nail is the best method of treating intracapsular fractures of the neck of the femur. Its simplicity and accuracy represent a great advance over older methods. 2. The Smith-Petersen nail is only the provision of an efficient internal splint. Its great merit is that it allows the patient to get up within a few days. 3. The Smith-Petersen nail will neither en...
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A 25-year-old woman referred to our department with a lesion in the anterior part of her neck (Figure 1) since childhood. She complained of a clear discharge from the lesion which increased with pressure. Two years ago, the lesion was treated with electrosurgery but relapsed a few months later. Examination revealed an erythematous papule in the anteriorinferior part of the neck with a cle...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1929
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591572902201207