Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia: An atypical proximal location

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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research

سال: 2010

ISSN: 1877-0568

DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.10.012