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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 67, 1996 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Metallic or absorbable implants for ankle fractures:A comparative study of infections in 3,111 cases

Ilkka Sinisaari Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Hannu Pätiälä Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Ole Böstman Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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E Antero Mäkelä Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Eero Hirvensalo Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Esa K Partio Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Pertti Törmälä Biomaterials Laboratory, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
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Pentti Rokkanen Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Pages 16-18 | Received 01 Oct 1995, Accepted 04 Oct 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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