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Research Article

Periprosthetic fracture caused by stress shielding after implantation of a femoral condyle endoprosthesis in a transfemoral amputee—a case report

Tina S Wik Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital; Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Olav A Foss Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital
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Steinar Havik Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital
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Leif Persen Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital
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Arild Aamodt Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital; Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Eivind Witsø Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital; Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Pages 765-767 | Received 25 Jun 2010, Accepted 07 Aug 2010, Published online: 11 Nov 2010

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