The ideal timing for nail dynamization in femoral shaft delayed union and non-union
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PAUWELS\' OSTEOTOMY FOR FEMORAL NECK NON-:union:
During a period of nine years (1982-1991), Pauwels' osteotomy was performed for 38 cases of femoral neck non-:::union:::. 32 led to consolidation with one osteotomy (84%) and 6 failed (3 needed revision (92%), one died and two were lost to follow-up). The length of follow-up was 2-11 years, the average time of non-:::union::: 12 months (ranging from 4 months to 13 years) and the mean patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Orthopaedics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0341-2695,1432-5195
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-018-4129-y