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Research Article

Operative and nonoperative treatment of clavicle fractures in adults

A systematic review of 1,190 patients from the literature

Kaisa J VirtanenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Antti O V MalmivaaraCentre for Health and Social Economics, Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Ville M RemesDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Mika P Paavola
Pages 65-73 | Received 25 Jan 2011, Accepted 11 Jul 2011, Published online: 17 Jan 2012

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