Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 68-75 , January 2006

Posterior Blade Plate Fusion: A Salvage Procedure in Severe Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis of the Tibiotalar Joint

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.02.004

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 68-75 , January 2006

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