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Treatment of bilateral simultaneous subtrochanteric femur fractures with proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) in a patient with osteopetrosis: case report and review of the literature

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    Mert Kumbaraci

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Izmir-Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Mert Kumbaraci, Levent Karapinar, Mustafa Incesu & Ahmet Kaya

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Kumbaraci, M., Karapinar, L., Incesu, M. et al. Treatment of bilateral simultaneous subtrochanteric femur fractures with proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) in a patient with osteopetrosis: case report and review of the literature. J Orthop Sci 18, 486–489 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-011-0170-z

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