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Importance of radial head on elbow kinematics: radial head prosthesis

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  1. Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, 27060, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Oguz Cebesoy, Enver Taner Baltaci & Mustafa İsik

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Cebesoy, O., Baltaci, E.T. & İsik, M. Importance of radial head on elbow kinematics: radial head prosthesis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 126, 501 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-006-0164-z

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