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Letter to the Editor| Volume 33, ISSUE 9, P845, November 2002

Percutaneous plate fixation for periprosthetic femoral fractures—a preliminary report

  • Eleftherios Tsiridis
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    Corresponding author. Present address: 41, Chelsea Towers, Chelsea Manor Gardens, London SW3 5PN, UK. Tel.: +44-20-7351-2706.
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    Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 5DW, UK
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  • Graham A Gie
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    Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 5DW, UK
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      We read with interest the article by S. Abhaykumar and D.S. Elliot entitled, ‘Percutaneous plate fixation for periprosthetic femoral fractures—a preliminary report’ and we agree that fracture healing is encouraged by preservation of fracture haematoma and minimal soft tissue disturbance [
      • Abhaykumar S.
      • Elliott D.S.
      Percutaneous plate fixation for periprosthetic femoral fractures—a preliminary report.
      ]. We would like to raise the following points.
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