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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 61, 1990 - Issue 6
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Original Article

External fixation or plaster cast for severely displaced colles' fractures?: Prospective 1-year study of 46 patients

Hassan Abbaszadegan Department of Orthopedics, Danderyd Hospital, S-182 88, Danderyd, Sweden
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Ulf Jonsson Department of Orthopedics, Danderyd Hospital, S-182 88, Danderyd, Sweden
Pages 528-530 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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