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Original Article

The Medoff sliding plate and a standard sliding hip screw for unstable intertrochanteric fractures: A mechanical comparison in cadaver femurs

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Pages 266-272 | Received 23 Nov 1996, Accepted 29 Dec 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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