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Hip and Femur/Femoral Shaft

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This chapter deals with injuries of the hip and femur. Various types of fractures and other injuries are presented. MR is discussed where it significantly adds to evaluation of these injuries.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch Pediatric Radiology, Galveston, TX, USA

    Leonard E. Swischuk MD

  2. The Edward B. Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Siddharth P. Jadhav MD

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Swischuk, L.E., Jadhav, S.P. (2014). Hip and Femur/Femoral Shaft. In: Emergency Musculoskeletal Imaging in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7747-1_9

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