The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 367-370 , April 2003

A novel femoral intramedullary plug with sliding mechanism

  • Hiroshi Fujita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto National Hospital
    • the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto
    • ,
  • Hirokazu Iida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuya Shimizu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto National Hospital
    • ,
  • Toshiyuki Kitaori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto National Hospital
    • ,
  • Yoshiki Hiroshima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto National Hospital
    • ,
  • Takashi Nakamura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto

Received 30 October 2001 ,Accepted 22 October 2002.

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☆ No benefits or funds were received in support of this study.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Hiroshi Fujita, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kawahara-cho 54, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.

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doi: 10.1054/arth.2003.50059

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 367-370 , April 2003

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