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Invited commentary to: "Gamma nail vs. dynamic hip screw in 120 elderly patients — A randomized trial"

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  1. Department of Traumatology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 7a, A-8036, Graz

    F. J. Seibert M. Ph., M.D., G. Schippinger & R. Szyszkowitz

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Seibert, F.J., Schippinger, G. & Szyszkowitz, R. Invited commentary to: "Gamma nail vs. dynamic hip screw in 120 elderly patients — A randomized trial". Acta Chir Austriaca 29, 294–295 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02621325

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