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Femoral shaft non-union following prior intramedullary nailing.
Exchange nailing has been shown to be successful for the treatment of both atrophic and hypertrophic non-unions.
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Giannoudis, P.V., Xypnitos, F.N. (2011). Femoral Shaft Non-unions: Exchange Nailing. In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-814-0_16
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