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Breakage of Knowles pins used for femoral neck fractures

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We report the breakage of multiple Knowles pins in two patients with fractures of the femoral neck. The break occurred at the junction of the threaded and smooth sections of the pins before consolidation of the fracture.

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Présentation de deux cas de rupture de clous de Knowles multiples chez des patients traités pour fracture du col du fémur. Les clous se sont cassés avant la consolidation, à l'union de la partie lisse et du filetage.

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  1. Hospital Universitario La Fe, Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Valencia, Spain

    J. A. Lozano Requena, T. Bas Hermida, C. Perez Belmonte, A. Juan Llabres & F. Baixauli

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Lozano Requena, J.A., Hermida, T.B., Belmonte, C.P. et al. Breakage of Knowles pins used for femoral neck fractures. International Orthopaedics 17, 365–366 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180455

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