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Shafik, A. Mechanism of Anal Incontinence After Obstetric Sphincter Tears: Outcome of Anatomic Primary Repairs. Dis Colon Rectum 49, 1465–1466 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-006-0641-z
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