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. 2021 Aug;25(8):993-994.
doi: 10.1007/s10151-021-02488-7. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

Are novel knot-free setons also trouble-free?

C Verkade  1 , J Stijns  1   2 , A Schellekens  3 , D K Wasowicz  1 , H S de Vries  1   4 , D D E Zimmerman  5
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Are novel knot-free setons also trouble-free?

C Verkade et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2021 Aug.
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