Common Myths and Evidence in the Management of Distal Radius Fractures
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Management of distal radius fractures.
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عنوان ژورنال: Hand Clinics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0749-0712
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2012.02.005