Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 408-412 , April 2009

A Rare Fracture, an Even Rarer Treatment: The Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation of an Isolated Femoral Head Fracture

  • Dean K. Matsuda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dean K. Matsuda, M.D., Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser West Los Angeles Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045, U.S.A.

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 The author reports no conflict of interest.

 

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PII: S0749-8063(09)00071-1

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.01.011

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 408-412 , April 2009

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