Subtalar fusion after displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: Does initial operative treatment matter?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 541-546

  Radnay, Craig S ^a,b   Clare, Michael P ^a,b   Sanders, Roy W ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Insall Scott Kelly Institute   (United States)

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EID: 62549113501     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01445     Document Type: Article

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