Mini External Fixator Assisted Metacarpal Lengthening With The Distraction Method
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عنوان ژورنال: Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2335-075X
DOI: 10.1515/sjecr-2015-0034