Pilon fractures: Advances in surgical management

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 612-622

  Crist, Brett D ^a   Khazzam, Michael ^b   Murtha, Yvonne M ^c   Gregory, J Delia Rocca ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

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EID: 80054814565     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201110000-00005     Document Type: Review

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