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Yoshino, N., Watanabe, Y., Takenaka, N. et al. Implant failure of long Gamma nail in a patient with intertrochanteric-subtrochanteric fracture. J Orthop Sci 11, 638–643 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-006-1068-z
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