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Answer to the letter concerning the paper "Geriatric distal femoral fractures: post-operative complications and nine-year mortality—a retrospective analysis of two tertiary trauma centres"published in International Orthopaedics

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  1. School of Medicine and Health Science, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia

    Camilo A. Delgadillo

  2. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia

    Camilo A. Delgadillo, Jorge Rojas Lievano & Carlos M. Olarte

  3. School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

    Jorge Rojas Lievano & Carlos M. Olarte

  4. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital San Jose Infantil, Bogota, Colombia

    Carlos M. Olarte

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Camilo A. Delgadillo and Jorge Rojas Lievano. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Delgadillo, C.A., Rojas Lievano, J. & Olarte, C.M. Answer to the letter concerning the paper "Geriatric distal femoral fractures: post-operative complications and nine-year mortality—a retrospective analysis of two tertiary trauma centres"published in International Orthopaedics. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-024-06154-z

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