Tightrope walking: A new technique in ankle syndesmosis fixation

Radiology Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 354-

  Petscavage, Jonelle M ^a   Perez, Francisco ^a   Khorashadi, Leila ^a   Richardson, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84973154787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19300433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v5i1.354     Document Type: Article

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