title: CORR Insights ®: Intramedullary nailing of femoral diaphyseal metastases: is it necessary to protect the femoral neck?
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, PO Box 112727, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA, scarbmt@ortho.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Scarborough
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005272:Femur Neck; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans