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Use of the spider limb positioner in oncologic lower extremity surgery

Eric R HendersonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH 03756, USA;The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Rd, Hanover, NH 03755, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brandon PrioreschiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH 03756, USA
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Ana Mata-FinkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH 03756, USA
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John-Erik BellDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH 03756, USA;The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Rd, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
Pages 581-585 | Published online: 27 Aug 2014

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