Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 2-9 , January 2006

An Introduction to the Taylor Spatial Frame for Foot and Ankle Applications

  • Dane K. Wukich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dane K. Wukich, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Kaufmann Building, Suite 911, 3471 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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  • Ronald J. Belczyk, DPM

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.02.001

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 2-9 , January 2006

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