Schematic of (a) the proximal femur bionic nail (PFBN) and (b) its modified version for preventing bone nonunion, Yingze nail. (IMAGE)

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Schematic of (a) the proximal femur bionic nail (PFBN) and (b) its modified version for preventing bone nonunion, Yingze nail.

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Schematic of (a) the proximal femur bionic nail (PFBN) and (b) its modified version for preventing bone nonunion, Yingze nail.

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Kaixuan Zhang, Wei Chen, Yingze Zhang

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