Multiple rib fractures in severe kyphoscoliosis: A question mark spine
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1Master Student in Anatomy, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 2Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 3Lecturer, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 4Professor & Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/jets.jets_26_20