Failure of Intramedullary Expandable Tibial Nail and Fragmentation During Extraction
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55 Failure of Intramedullary Expandable Tibial Nail and Fragmentation During Extraction Bradley C. Daily, M.D., M. Camden Whitaker, M.D., Steven J. Howell, M.D., Teresa L. Jones, M.P.H., M.T.(ASCP), Jeffrey M. Janzen, B.S. Orthopaedic Sports Health Clinic, Salina, KS Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita Kansas Joint and Spine Institute, Wichita, KS Kansas Orthopaedic Center, P.A., Wichita, KS Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc, Wichita, KS
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