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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 32, 1962 - Issue 1-4
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Original Article

Congenital Abnormalities of the Femur: A brief review of the cases observed at the Alfred I. du Pont Institute and a report of the treatment of one case of partial absence

A. R. Shands ALFRED I. DU PONT INSTITUTE, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
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G. Dean Macewen ALFRED I. DU PONT INSTITUTE, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Pages 307-314 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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