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Comment on the article “Proximal femoral nailing is superior to hemiarthroplasty in AO/OTA A2 and A3 intertrochanteric femur fractures in the elderly: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis”

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  1. Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China

    Mingzhu Song, Haojie Yu & Tao Sun

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Mingzhu Song and Haojie Yu conceived, designed, and planed the study. Mingzhu Song drafted the manuscript. Tao Sun supervised and revised the study. All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with submission.

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Song, M., Yu, H. & Sun, T. Comment on the article “Proximal femoral nailing is superior to hemiarthroplasty in AO/OTA A2 and A3 intertrochanteric femur fractures in the elderly: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis”. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 45, 807–808 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04929-8

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