Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , March 2010

Olecranon Fractures

  • Ryan P. Donegan, MD
    • ,
  • John-Erik Bell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John-Erik Bell, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.09.016

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , March 2010

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