Partial hardware removal in guided growth surgery: A convenient strategy?
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (English Edition)
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1988-8856
DOI: 10.1016/j.recote.2021.02.004