The Knee
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62 , January 2007

A new operative procedure using a Küntcher nail for a periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fracture after revision total knee arthroplasty: A case report

Received 29 July 2006 ,Revised 27 October 2006 ,Accepted 30 October 2006.

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PII: S0968-0160(06)00186-4

doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2006.10.011

The Knee
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62 , January 2007