Limb salvage and amputation in Type 3C tibial fractures
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1017-995X
DOI: 10.3944/aott.2013.2823