Failure of femoral nailing in the elderl
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P. Harrington; I. Sharif; H. Smyth
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Article
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1997
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Springer
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English
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Failure of fixation of a fracture of the mid-shaft of the femur in a 73-year-old male occurred 4 weeks after insertion of a reamed Grosse-Kempf nail. The oblique locking screw had cut out, despite having been correctly sited at the primary operation. A satisfactory result was obtained following open