This article is ©1930 by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. and is reprinted with permission from Phemister DB. Repair
of bone in the presence of aseptic necrosis resulting from fractures, transplantations, and vascular obstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1930;12:769–787.
*Read before the American Orthopaedic Association, Chatham, Massachusetts, June 20, 1930.
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