Evidence-based medicine| Volume 39, ISSUE 2, P347-349, February 2014

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Comparison of Above- and Below-Elbow Casting for Pediatric Distal Metaphyseal Forearm Fractures

Published:October 11, 2013DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.08.118
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