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Peter V Giannoudis, Hans Christoph Pape, Michael Schütz

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Chris Colton, Rick Buckley

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Femur shaft

Simple fractures

Simple

Spiral

Open subtypes (3)
Oblique

Oblique (≥30°)

Open subtypes (3)
Transverse

Transverse (<30°)

Open subtypes (3)

Wedge fractures

Intact

Intact

Open subtypes (3)
fragmentary

Fragmentary

Open subtypes (3)

Multifragmentary fractures

Intact

Intact segmental

Open subtypes (3)
Fragmentary

Fragmentary segmental

Open subtypes (3)