Popliteal artery entrapment caused by a bony exostosis
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Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1016/s1078-5884(96)80059-1