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. 2008 Jul;90(5):429.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2008.90.5.429a.

Bone grafting of scaphoid non-unions: a simple distraction technique to optimise fracture exposure

A G Martin  1 , N D Downing, T R C Davis
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Bone grafting of scaphoid non-unions: a simple distraction technique to optimise fracture exposure

A G Martin et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Insertion of K-wires into scaphoid.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Diagrammatic representation of K-wires inserted and fashioned to the distract scaphoid.
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