The halo fixator

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 728-737

  Bono, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 38049091078     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200712000-00006     Document Type: Article

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