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Reconstruction using bone lengthening of the residual digit after amputation for the treatment of digital malignant tumors

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Journal of Orthopaedic Science

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, 181-8611, Japan

    Chozo Uchikura, Jun Hirano, Fumitaka Kudo, Kazuo Mochizuki, Keiji Suzuki & Kazuhiko Satomi

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Uchikura, C., Hirano, J., Kudo, F. et al. Reconstruction using bone lengthening of the residual digit after amputation for the treatment of digital malignant tumors. J Orthop Sci 11, 212–216 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-005-0983-8

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