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. 2025 Apr;107(4):309.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2024.0046. Epub 2024 Jun 14.

Reverse boot technique for applying traction in below knee amputees

R McAllister  1 , M Franklin  1 , N Hyder  1
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Reverse boot technique for applying traction in below knee amputees

R McAllister et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2025 Apr.
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Clinical photograph demonstrating the reverse boot technique
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