Chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis of fibula diaphysis with pathological fracture and review of literature
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2395-1958
DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2017.v3.i3l.126