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CORR Insights™: Intramedullary Nails Result in More Reoperations Than Sliding Hip Screws in Two-part Intertrochanteric Fractures

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This CORR Insights™ is a commentary on the article “Intramedullary Nails Result in More Reoperations Than Sliding Hip Screws in Two-part Intertrochanteric Fractures” by Matre et al. available at DOI-10.1007/s11999-012-2728-2.

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Dougherty, P.J. CORR Insights™: Intramedullary Nails Result in More Reoperations Than Sliding Hip Screws in Two-part Intertrochanteric Fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, 1387–1388 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-2791-3

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