Spontaneous fracture of the sternum in a child being treated in a Boston brace for kyphoscoliosis
β Scribed by P. Korovessis; G. Sdougos; T. Dimas
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 976 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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