Design and testing of external fixator bone screws
β Scribed by M. Evans; M. Spencer; Q. Wang; S.H. White; J.L. Cunningham
- Book ID
- 116091142
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 713 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0141-5425
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