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Deltoid ligament and syndesmotic injury of the ankle without fibular fracture: a treatment summary report

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    Nader Dayerizadeh, Joris De Vos & Geert De Loore

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Dayerizadeh, N., De Vos, J. & De Loore, G. Deltoid ligament and syndesmotic injury of the ankle without fibular fracture: a treatment summary report. Eur Orthop Traumatol 6, 61–66 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-014-0256-0

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