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. 2015 Sep 2;97(17):e62.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.O.00722.

Devastating Impact of Fracture Nonunions: The Need for Timely Identification and Intervention for High-Risk Patients: Commentary on an article by Patrick C. Schottel, MD, et al.: "Time Trade-Off as a Measure of Health-Related Quality of Life: Long Bone Nonunions Have a Devastating Impact"

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Devastating Impact of Fracture Nonunions: The Need for Timely Identification and Intervention for High-Risk Patients: Commentary on an article by Patrick C. Schottel, MD, et al.: "Time Trade-Off as a Measure of Health-Related Quality of Life: Long Bone Nonunions Have a Devastating Impact"

Raman Mundi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
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