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Erdem, M. et al. (2018). Treatment of Intraarticular Joint Fractures of the Lower Extremity with External Fixators. In: Çakmak, M., Şen, C., Eralp, L., Balci, H., Civan, M. (eds) Basic Techniques for Extremity Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45675-1_10

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