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Early Experience with the Trochanteric Fixation Nail-Advanced (TFN-A): A Descriptive Review of Thirty-Four Cases from a Single Center

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    Yasir Salam Siddiqui, Mazhar Abbas &  Julfiqar

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Siddiqui, Y.S., Abbas, M. & Julfiqar Early Experience with the Trochanteric Fixation Nail-Advanced (TFN-A): A Descriptive Review of Thirty-Four Cases from a Single Center. JOIO 55, 797–798 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-020-00329-7

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