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Anastopoulos, G. (2006). Distal Locking with Mechanical Jig (Author’s Own Technique). In: Leung, KS., et al. Practice of Intramedullary Locked Nails. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32345-7_27
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