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Subtrochanteric Fracture Wheeless

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Description: Wheel definition: - between lesser trochanter and 5 cm distal, even as far as center of isthmus of the femoral shaft; - technically starts below the lesser tuberosity; - medial and posteromedial cortex is a site of high compressive forces, while the lateral cortex experiences high tensile stress
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
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