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Original Article

Are patients with a nonunion after a femoral neck fracture more osteoporotic than others? BMD measurement before the choice of treatment?
A pilot study of hip BMD and biochemical bone markers in patients with femoral neck fractures

Pages 50-52 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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