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Case report| Volume 27, ISSUE 9, P663-665, November 1996

Avascular necrosis of the head of femur after intramedullary nailing for fracture of the shaft of the femur

  • S.A. Shahane
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    Orthopaedic Department, Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
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  • M.J. Farhan
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    Orthopaedic Department, Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
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