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Abstract| Volume 39, ISSUE 9, SUPPLEMENT , e9-e10, September 2014

Incidence and Reasons for Hardware Removal Following Operative Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.039
Incidence and Reasons for Hardware Removal Following Operative Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
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      Publication history

      Paper 12

      Footnotes

      Clinical Paper Session 01: Distal Radius

      Friday, September 19, 2014 • 9:06–9:13 AM

      Category: Evaluation/Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis/Outcomes

      Keyword: Hand and Wrist

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.039

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