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Table 1 Size of reamers and diameters of nails

From: Undetected iatrogenic lesions of the anterior femoral shaft during intramedullary nailing: a cadaveric study

Pairs

Femora

Reamer

Size of nail

1

Right*/Left

13.5

12

2

Right/Left

14.5

13

3

Right/Left

14.5

13

4

Right/Left

15.5

14

5

Right*/Left

15.5

14

6

Right*/Left

16.5

15

7

Right/Left

11.5

10

8

Right*/Left

15.5

14

9

Right*/Left

13.5

12

  1. The size of reamers and the diameter of the nails used in the nine pairs of femora. Specimens in the first group (right femora) with anterior femoral splitting are marked with an asterisk.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X