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PRELIMINARY REPORTS

F EMUR F RACTURE I MMOBILIZATION WITH T RACTION S PLINTS IN M ULTISYSTEM T RAUMA P ATIENTS

Stephen P. Wood Boston MedFlight (SPW, SKW), Boston, Massachusetts; Partners Healthcare, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital (MV), Boston, Massachusetts; and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
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Mark Vrahas Boston MedFlight (SPW, SKW), Boston, Massachusetts; Partners Healthcare, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital (MV), Boston, Massachusetts; and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
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Suzanne K. Wedel Boston MedFlight (SPW, SKW), Boston, Massachusetts; Partners Healthcare, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital (MV), Boston, Massachusetts; and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center (SKW), Boston, Massachusetts.
Pages 241-243 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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