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A comparison between Asians and Caucasians in the dimensions of the femoral isthmus based on a 3D-CT analysis of 1189 adult femurs

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Published in 2021 at "European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery"

DOI: 10.1007/s00068-021-01740-x

Abstract: For successful intramedullary implant placement at the femur, such as nailing in unstable proximal femur fractures, the use of an implant that at least reaches or exceeds the femoral isthmus and yields sufficient thickness is… read more here.

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