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Osteotomy of the Femur for Young Adult Hip Disease

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Abstract

A proximal femoral osteotomy can be an extremely useful technique for the surgeon with an interest in hip preserving surgery. The aim of such a procedure is to reduce pain and either prevent if not delay, the degeneration of the hip joint.

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Gooding, C.R., Hashemi-Nejad, A. (2014). Osteotomy of the Femur for Young Adult Hip Disease. In: Haddad, F. (eds) The Young Adult Hip in Sport. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5412-9_21

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