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Intramedullary Nailing of Humeral Shaft Fractures

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  1. Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Klinikum Hannovery Nordstadt, Haltenhoffstraße 41, 30167, Hannover, Germany

    J. Franke

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, Republic of China

    Kwok-Sui Leung

  2. Centre de Traumatologie et d’Orthopédie, 10 Avenue A. Baumann, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

    Gilbert Taglang

  3. Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35385, Gießen, Germany

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    H. J. T. M. Haarman

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    Ivan Kempf

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Franke, J. (2006). Intramedullary Nailing of Humeral Shaft Fractures. In: Leung, KS., et al. Practice of Intramedullary Locked Nails. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32345-7_18

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