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Hertz K, Santy-Tomlinson J, editors. Fragility Fracture Nursing: Holistic Care and Management of the Orthogeriatric Patient [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2018. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-76681-2_5

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Fig. 5.1. Anteroposterior radiograph of the right side of the proximal femur showing anatomy and fracture positions.

Fig. 5.1

Anteroposterior radiograph of the right side of the proximal femur showing anatomy and fracture positions. FNF femoral neck fracture; TF trochanteric fracture; Sub-TF subtrochanteric fracture; LFW lateral femoral wall (From Palm 2017 [4] with permission)

From: Chapter 5, Orthogeriatric Nursing in the Emergency and Perioperative In-Patient Setting

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