Supra-Acetabular Pelvic External Fixator- is it safe?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2574-1241
DOI: 10.26717/bjstr.2018.02.000816