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Commentary

3D Printing Calcaneal Fractures: Continuously Improving our Care by Making a Complex Problem Tangible

, MD PhD, & , MD
Pages 568-569 | Received 12 Aug 2017, Accepted 14 Aug 2017, Published online: 09 Oct 2017

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