An unusual stress fracture: Bilateral posterior longitudinal stress fracture of tibia
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2210-2612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.06.002