Two for one: quick, reliable distal locking of intramedullary nails
β Scribed by M.H.A. Malik; N.H. Shah; P. W.A. Goodyear; M.E. Lovell
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1068
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