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PRELIMINARY REPORTS

F EMUR F RACTURE I MMOBILIZATION WITH T RACTION S PLINTS IN M ULTISYSTEM T RAUMA P ATIENTS

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Pages 241-243 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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