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How We do It. Trimalleolar Fractures: Fixing the Posterior Malleolus by Posterolateral Approach

Tungish Bansal, Mandeep S Dhillon,, Kamal Dureja,

Citation Information : Bansal T, Dhillon, MS, Dureja, K. How We do It. Trimalleolar Fractures: Fixing the Posterior Malleolus by Posterolateral Approach. J Foot Ankle Surg Asia-Pacific 2017; 4 (2):63-68.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10040-1073

License: CC BY 3.0

Published Online: 01-04-2009

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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Dhillon MS, Dureja K, Patel S, Bansal T. How We do It. Trimalleolar Fractures: Fixing the Posterior Malleolus by Posterolateral Approach. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2017;4(2):63-68.


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