Fragility Fractures in Orthopaedics: An Update
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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China 2Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80204, USA 3Mountain Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons at Swedish, 701 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 515, Englewood, CO 80113, USA 4Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Clinique Chirurgicale St Michel, Toulon, France
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دوره 2017 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017