Operative management of distal radial fractures with 2.4-millimeter locking plates a multicenter prospective case series

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-65

  Jupiter, Jesse B ^a   Marent Huber, M ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation   (Switzerland)

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EID: 58649097975     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01498     Document Type: Article

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