The use of modified humeral intramedullary interlocking nail in adolescent and elder children femoral shaft fracture

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Department of Orthopedic surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag university.

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Sohag Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 1
January 2018
Pages 343-347

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