Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 94-99 , April 2009

Stress Fractures of the Femoral Diaphysis

  • Benjamin C. Caesar, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCS Ed (Orth)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Benjamin C. Caesar, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCS Ed (Orth), Department of Orthopaedics, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, UK SY10 7AG
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  • Simon J. Roberts, MA, BM, BCh, FRCS (Orth), FFSEM (UK)

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doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.05.008

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 94-99 , April 2009

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