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Nagelosteosynthesen an langen Röhrenknochen ohne BV

SIGN Fracture Care ermöglicht es in Krankenhäusern des „Globalen Südens“

Nail osteosynthesis of long bones without image intensifier

SIGN Fracture Care makes it possible in hospitals of the “global south”

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Roth, V. Nagelosteosynthesen an langen Röhrenknochen ohne BV. Unfallchirurgie 126, 332–336 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00113-022-01277-7

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