Fracture–dislocation of the shoulder and brachial plexus palsy: a terrible association
✍ Scribed by Claudio Chillemi; Mario Marinelli; Pierluigi Galizia
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-9921
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