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Gamma-3 nail mechanical failure. A report of two cases and a comprehensive review of literature

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    Dimitrios Georgiannos & Ilias Bisbinas

  2. Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW, UK

    Dimitrios Georgiannos

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Georgiannos, D., Bisbinas, I. Gamma-3 nail mechanical failure. A report of two cases and a comprehensive review of literature. Eur Orthop Traumatol 5, 317–322 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-013-0233-z

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