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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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From: Locking retrograde nail, non-locking retrograde nail and plate fixation in the treatment of distal third femoral shaft fractures: radiographic, bone densitometry and clinical outcomes

Fig. 3

35M, fall from height, 32 C3 type of fracture (A, B). Post-reduction X-ray with fixation with non-locking retrograde nail (C). X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan at 12 months post-operation show satisfactory fracture healing (D, E). Absence of stress shielding of the nail is shown in F–H comparing images with biomechanics representations (I–K) proposed by Shih et al.

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