Distal triceps rupture

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-40

  Yeh, Peter C ^a,b   Dodds, Seth D ^a,b   Ryan Smart, L ^a,c   Mazzocca, Augustus D ^a,d   Sethi, Paul M ^a,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education   (United States)

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EID: 75949120456     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201001000-00005     Document Type: Review

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