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The fascial band from semitendinosus to gastrocnemius: the critical point of hamstring harvesting An anatomical study of 23 cadavers

Ibrahim Tuncay Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University, Meram School of Medicine, KonyaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hudaverdi Kucuker Department of Forensic Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, School of Medicine, Afyon
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Ibrahim Uzun The Council of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nazim Karalezli Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University, Meram School of Medicine, Konya
Pages 361-363 | Received 17 Jul 2006, Accepted 30 Oct 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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