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Zhao, H., Li, Z. Is there any difference in the management of extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia using Ilizarov external fixation versus plate osteosynthesis?. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 39, 603–604 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-015-2681-2
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