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Fratture esposte diafisarie di femore

Open femural shaft fractures

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Open femural shaft fractures are a rare event that occurs in orthopedic surgery. They are mostly related to high-energy trauma. The authors analysed various treatments, which need to be customised to type of exposure and to the patient’s general clinical condition.

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  1. UOSC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale S.M. del Loreto Nuovo, Napoli, Italia

    Achille Contini, Carlo de Roberto, Claudio Latte & Alfredo Bottiglieri

  2. Farmacia Centralizzata, Ospedale S.M. del Loreto Nuovo, Napoli, Italia

    Costantino Corvino

  3. Dipartimento di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Università degli Studi di Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italia

    Luigi Romano

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Contini, A., de Roberto, C., Latte, C. et al. Fratture esposte diafisarie di femore. LO SCALPELLO 30, 38–40 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-016-0147-y

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