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Transosseous suturing for sleeve fracture of the patella: Case report

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  1. Department of Orthopaediac Surgery, Cork Regional Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Republic of Ireland

    T. K. Kaar, P. Murray & W. F. Cashman

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Kaar, T.K., Murray, P. & Cashman, W.F. Transosseous suturing for sleeve fracture of the patella: Case report. I.J.M.S. 162, 148–149 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942106

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