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NEW METHODOLOGY

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Better than Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis in Distal Tibial Fractures

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Pages 326-329 | Received 27 Aug 2011, Accepted 06 Dec 2011, Published online: 21 May 2012

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