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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78:793-4 (1996)
© 1996 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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S. J. Krikler, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(Orth), Donna J. Astion, M.D., John H. Wilber, M.D. and Peter V. Scoles, M.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

I read with interest "Avascular Necrosis of the Capital Femoral Epiphysis after Intramedullary Nailing for a Fracture of the Femoral Shaft. A Case Report" (77-A: 1092-1094, July 1995), by Astion et al. If the authors' explanation for this complication were true, then I would have expected this complication to have been described previously, in view of the large number of intramedullary nails that have been inserted over many years.

In many centers, a patient who has a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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