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Limb lengthening by callus distraction: Complications in 53 cases operated 1980-1991

Bjöm Tjernström Department of Orthopedics, Uppsala University Hospital, S-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden, Tel +46-18 663000, Fax -18 509427
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Sven Olerud Department of Orthopedics, Uppsala University Hospital, S-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden, Tel +46-18 663000, Fax -18 509427
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Lars Rehnberg Department of Orthopedics, Uppsala University Hospital, S-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden, Tel +46-18 663000, Fax -18 509427
Pages 447-455 | Received 09 Oct 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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