Displaced proximal humeral fractures: An Indian experience with locking plates

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Aggarwal, Sameer ^a   Bali, Kamal ^a   Dhillon, Mandeep S ^a   Kumar, Vishal ^a   Mootha, Aditya K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 77955805280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-5-60     Document Type: Article

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