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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 75, 2004 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Secondary intramedullary nailing after distraction osteogenesis
30 patients followed for 2–12 years

Elias Lambiris Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Patras University, Patras University Medical Center, Rio-Patras, GR-26504, Greece (Hellas)
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Andreas Papadopoulos Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Patras University, Patras University Medical Center, Rio-Patras, GR-26504, Greece (Hellas)
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Aggeliki Karabasi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Patras University, Patras University Medical Center, Rio-Patras, GR-26504, Greece (Hellas)
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Athanasios Karageorgos Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Patras University, Patras University Medical Center, Rio-Patras, GR-26504, Greece (Hellas)
Pages 481-486 | Published online: 20 Jul 2009

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