To Cite:
Said
G Z, Farouk
O A, Said
H G. Two-Stage Surgical Treatment for Non-Union of a Shortened Osteoporotic Femur,
Trauma Mon.
2013
; 18(1):32-6.
doi: 10.5812/traumamon.8293.
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