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Original Article

A comparative prospective study of dynamic variable angle hip screw and Gamma nail in intertrochanteric hip fractures

Umberto Tarantino University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rome, Italy
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Francesco Oliva University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rome, Italy
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Angelo Impagliazzo Orthopaedic Trauma Center, Fourth Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Rome, Italy
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Antonio Mattei Orthopaedic Trauma Center, Fourth Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Rome, Italy
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Giuseppe Cannata University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rome, Italy
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Gian Francesco Spurio Pompili Orthopaedic Trauma Center, Fourth Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Rome, Italy
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Nicola Maffulli Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Keele University School of Medicine, North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1157-1165 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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