Anterior Hip (Femur) Dislocation

Spencer Masiewicz; Dean Johnson

Anterior Hip (Femur) Dislocation

Spencer Masiewicz
, Dean Johnson

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Original language	American English
Journal	StatPearls
State	Published - Dec 21 2019

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Physical Therapy

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