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Is screw augmentation necessary in ankle fractures? G. Andreassen et al. “The use of a synthetic bone void filler to augment screws in osteopenic ankle fracture fixation.”

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Kamil Cagri Kose & Oguz Cebesoy

  2. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Levent Ozcakar

  3. Ilkadim mah. Atayolu sok. No. 24/7, Dikmen Ankara, Turkey

    Kamil Cagri Kose

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Kose, K.C., Cebesoy, O. & Ozcakar, L. Is screw augmentation necessary in ankle fractures? G. Andreassen et al. “The use of a synthetic bone void filler to augment screws in osteopenic ankle fracture fixation.”. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 124, 574 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-004-0725-y

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