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Original Article

Biaxial dynamization in unstable intertrochanteric fractures Good experience with a simplified Medoff sliding plate in 94 patients

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Pages 327-331 | Received 15 Oct 1996, Accepted 11 Feb 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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