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Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Techniques Other Than Compression-Distraction Methods

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Nonunion of the Long Bones

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    Luisella Pedrotti (Chief Assistant Surgeon), Redento Mora (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director) & Barbara Bertani (Assistant Surgeon)

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    Redento Mora (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director)

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Pedrotti, L., Mora, R., Bertani, B. (2006). Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Techniques Other Than Compression-Distraction Methods. In: Mora, R. (eds) Nonunion of the Long Bones. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0409-8_10

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