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From: Locking compression plate fixation of femoral intertrochanteric fractures in patients with preexisting proximal femoral deformity: a retrospective study

Fig. 2

The patient was a 56-year-old male who accidently fell from a standing height causing right hip pain and limited activity, while past medical history indicated poliomyelitis sequela that had been present for decades. A preoperative anteroposterior X-ray (a) and a lateral X-ray (b) showed a right femoral intertrochanteric fracture. Postoperative X-ray radiographs of the anteroposterior (c) and lateral view (d) 7 days after surgery. X-ray radiographs of the anteroposterior (e) and lateral (f) 17 months after surgery indicated fracture union

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X