Splints and Bracing at the Elbow

The Elbow and its Disorders: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 164-169

  Morrey, Bernard F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-2902-1.50016-4     Document Type: Chapter

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