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Fracture Neck of Femur - Risk factors, Types, Causes, Complications Management, Prognosis

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Fracture Neck of Femur - References

Written by - Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Sep 07, 2016

References:

Hip fracture - (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hip-fracture/basics/treatment/con-20021033)
Femoral neck fracture - (http://radiopaedia.org/articles/femoral-neck-fracture)
Fixing Hip Fractures - (http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/series/fixing_hip_fractures#introduction)

Author: Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Sep 07, 2016
Last Updated on Sep 07, 2016

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