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Elbow hemiarthroplasty for acute reconstruction of intraarticular distal humerus fractures: A preliminary report involving 4 patients

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Pages 785-787 | Received 13 Feb 2006, Accepted 10 Apr 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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