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Editorial
. 2015 Jun;86(3):279.
doi: 10.3109/17453674.2015.1042321. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

Why do we operate proximal humeral fractures?

Per Aspenberg
Editorial

Why do we operate proximal humeral fractures?

Per Aspenberg. Acta Orthop. 2015 Jun.
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