NuGen Fx bioabsorbable screws: A preliminary report of their use in foot surgery

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Ford, Timothy C ^a,c   Brown, Kevin ^a   Mereau, Trinity ^a   Seligson, David ^b  

^a Norton Audubon Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 31644435926     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0960073     Document Type: Review

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