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Epidemiology and changed surgical treatment methods for fractures of the distal radius

A registry analysis of 42,583 patients in Stockholm County, Sweden, 2004–2010

Maria K T WilckeDivision of Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik Hammarberg Section of Hand Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet at Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Per Y AdolphsonDivision of Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital
Pages 292-296 | Received 17 Oct 2012, Accepted 18 Jan 2013, Published online: 17 Apr 2013

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