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. 2014 Nov;96(8):628.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.8.628a.

A method to remove stuck external fixator half pins

J Mcfarlane  1 , R Fawdington, A J Bing
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A method to remove stuck external fixator half pins

J Mcfarlane et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Nov.
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Figure 1
Clinical photograph illustrating the use of a five-hole rancho cube to remove a 6mm half pin
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