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. 2022 Apr 1;36(4):158.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002108.

Deltoid-Splitting Approach

Michael J Gardner  1
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Deltoid-Splitting Approach

Michael J Gardner. J Orthop Trauma. .
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