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The first proper description of proximal femur fractures was done by Ambroise Paré in the 16th century. Up to this time they were thought to be dislocations (cited by Cordasco, 1938).
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Kazár, G., Manninger, J. (2007). Historical Retrospection. In: Manninger, J., Bosch, U., Cserháti, P., Fekete, K., Kazár, G. (eds) Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-68585-3_4
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